basename – strip directory and suffix from filenames

A UNIX Command $basename basename: missing operand Try `basename –help’ for more information. $basename /usr/bin/ bin $basename /usr/ usr $ $basename /usr/bin/less less $basename /usr/include/ma malloc.h math.h $basename /usr/include/math.h math.h $basename /usr/include/math.h . math.h $basename /usr/include/math.h .h math $basename /usr/lib/libgccpp.so.1 libgccpp.so.1 $basename /usr/lib/libgccpp.so.1 .1 libgccpp.so $ UNIX Explanation `basename’ removes any leading directory components from …

base64 encoding

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