dirname

Convert a full pathname to just a path

Syntax
     dirname pathname

Prints all but the final slash-delimited component of a string (presumably a filename).
If PATHNAME is a single component, `dirname' prints `.' (meaning the current directory)

Related:

hash - Remember the full pathname of a name argument
ls - List information about File(s)
which - Show full path of commands
Equivalent Windows commands: SET Parameters - get a full or partial pathname from a variable.



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