--- layout: page category: Intermediate commands tags: basename author: Fabiano Fenini title: BASENAME next-page: "" ---

The basename command deletes any prefix ending with the last slash "/" character present in string and also a suffix.

Usage

The default basename command syntax is:

basename [flags] [string] [suffix]
Where [flags] are the cat flags, read below for more info, the string command is the pathname and the suffix, if indicated, will be also deleted.

Flags

Here are some of the most common basename flags: