basename -- display file name component of path name

basename display file name component of path name	Command

basename strips off the leading part of a path name, leaving only the final component of the name, which is assumed to be the file name. To accomplish this, basename first checks to see if name consists of nothing but slash (/) or backslash (\) characters. If so, basename replaces name with a single slash and the process is complete. If not, basename removes any trailing slashes. If slashes still remain, basename strips off all leading characters up to and including the final slash. Finally, if you specify suffix and the remaining portion of name contains a suffix which matches suffix, basename removes that suffix.