DIRNAME(1)                 OpenBSD Reference Manual                 DIRNAME(1)

NAME
     dirname - return directory portion of pathname

SYNOPSIS
     dirname string

DESCRIPTION
     dirname deletes the filename portion, beginning with the last slash (`/')
     character to the end of string, 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 Std1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'').

OpenBSD 3.0                     April 18, 1994                               1
