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User Commands  - splitname (1)

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NAME

splitname(1f) - [FUNIX] strip pathname into components {dir,name,basename,extension} (LICENSE:PD)

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Examples
See Also
Author
License

SYNOPSIS

splitname [NAME1 NAME2 ... |[ -d -b -l -e]|-help|-version]

DESCRIPTION

Output each pathname broken into components directory, leaf name, basename, extension

Output is always in the form and order

      "dir" "name" "basename" "ext"

OPTIONS

NAMES	pathnames to split
-d	print director name
-l	print leaf name
-b	print base name sans any suffix
-e	print suffix extension
--stdin
	flag to read pathnames from stdin instead of command line
--help	display this help and exit
--version
	output version information and exit

EXAMPLES

Sample program executions:

     splitname /usr/bin/          -> "/usr/bin" "" "" ""
     splitname /usr/bin           -> "/usr" "bin" "" ""
     splitname stdio.h            -> "" "studio.h" "studio" ".h"

SEE ALSO

dirname(1), basename(1), readlink(1), realpath(1)

AUTHOR

John S. Urban

LICENSE

Public Domain

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Nemo Release 3.1

splitname (1)

February 23, 2025

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