dirname (target)

Return the directory portion of a pathname (POSIX, toybox)

Syntax:

dirname [path...]

Runs on:

QNX OS

Options

path
The specified path that the directory portion of a pathname is returned from.

Description:

The dirname utility writes the directory pathname portion of a string containing a pathname to standard output.

This utility is provided as part of the toybox package. For information on how to enable it, see toybox.

Contributing author:

Rob Landley and the toybox project (see https://landley.net/toybox/).

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