basename - CommandGet the name of a file or a folder by removing its parent directory portion. It must be followed by a path. It can only get the name statically from the given path, it can’t dynamically inspect the absolute path.
Get the file or folder name the path, and the path doesn’t necessarily need to be an actual path existing in the file system.
# Command 1: Get the name of a file.
basename .gitignore
# Output 1
.gitignore
# Command 2: Get the name of a folder.
basename .git
# Output 2
.git
# Command 3: Get the name of the current work directory.
basename $(pwd)
# or
basename $(realpath)
# or
basename /Users/feicheng/1-RAM/1-CodingProjects/all-cheatsheets/mle-cheatsheet
# Output 3
mle-cheatsheet
# Command 4: Get the short relative name of the current work directory.
basename .
# Output 4
.
# Command
basename not-a-file-or-directory
# Output
not-a-file-or-directory