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category: Intermediate commands
tags: basename
author: Fabiano Fenini
title: BASENAME
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<p>The <code>basename</code> command deletes any prefix ending with the last slash "/" character present in string and also a suffix.
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<h2>Usage<h2>

<p>The default basename command syntax is:

<pre>
basename [flags] [string] [suffix]
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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. 

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<h2>Flags<h2>

<p>Here are some of the most common basename flags:

<ul>
   <li> <b>-a</b>: Every aregument is treated as a string </li>
   <li> <b>-s</b>: The suffix is taken as its argument  </li>
   <li> <b>-a</b>: Supports multiple arguments and they will be treated as a name </li>
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