dirname command in Linux with examples

dirname is a command in Linux which is used to remove the trailing forward slashes “/” from the NAME and prints the remaining portion. If the argument NAME does not contains the forward slash “/” then it simply prints dot “.”. 

Syntax:

dirname [OPTION] NAME

Options provided by dirname:

• dirname -zero NAME or dirname –z NAME : This option provides a way to end the line by a null command rather than a new line. Using this the next command will execute on the same line rather than on the next line. 
  
• dirname –help : It displays help information. 
  
• dirname –version : It displays version information. 
  

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