DIRNAME(1)              System General Commands Manual              DIRNAME(1)

NAME
     dirname - return directory portion of pathname

SYNOPSIS
     dirname pathname

DESCRIPTION
     dirname deletes the filename portion, beginning with the last slash (`/')
     character to the end of pathname, and writes the result to the standard
     output.

     The dirname utility exits 0 on success or >0 if an error occurred.

EXAMPLES
     The following line sets the shell variable FOO to /usr/bin:

           FOO=`dirname /usr/bin/tail`

SEE ALSO
     basename(1), csh(1), sh(1), dirname(3)

STANDARDS
     The dirname utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'') and
     SUS.

Interix                          June 23, 2006                         Interix