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DIRNAME(1V)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      DIRNAME(1V)



[1mNAME
     [0mdirname - return the directory portion of a pathname

[1mSYNOPSIS
     /usr/5bin/dirname [0m_p_a_t_h_n_a_m_e

[1mDESCRIPTION
     [0m_D_i_r_n_a_m_e prints all but the last level of _p_a_t_h_n_a_m_e on stan-
     dard output.

[1mEXAMPLE
     [0mThe following command will display `/usr/include':

	     dirname /usr/include/stdio.h

[1mSEE ALSO
     [0mbasename(1)






































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