Name

dirname path — coreutils

Synopsis

/usr/bin stdin stdout - file -- opt --help --version

The dirname command removes the final component from a file path:

$ dirname /users/smith/mydir
/users/smith

dirname simply manipulates a string that is a directory name. It does not change your current working directory.

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