linux dirname

The dirname command in Linux is used to extract the directory component from a path or file name. It returns the directory name without the file name or any trailing slashes.

Syntax:

dirname [option] file_name

Options:

• -z or --zero : Output a zero byte (null character) at the end of each line.
• -h or --help : Display help information and exit.
• -V or --version : Output version information and exit.

Example:

$ dirname /home/user/example.txt
/home/user

$ dirname /usr/local/bin/
/usr/local

$ dirname /usr/local/bin
/usr/local

$ dirname ./documents/report.docx
./documents
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