Re: [aclug-L] opposite of basename?

[Sanjay Dhar <sxdhar@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Is there a command which does the opposite of basename,
> i.e strips off the simple file name at the right end and
> returns the path leading to it?  
> 
> I need to write a script which refers to some files relative
> to where the script is located.  Applying such a function
> to $0 would do it.  Suggestions on other approaches are also
> welcome 
> 
> 

You could do it in one line using awk
  
 echo `basename $0` | awk -F/ '{print $NF}'
  
 That should return the string that you want i.e. in this case the name of 
the file.

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Sanjay