Re: basename/pwd

[Bob Proulx]

Hunter Peress <address@hidden> [2002-08-04 05:58:56 -0500]:
> SUGGEST:
> 
> give basename an option to do the opposite:
> 
> EG: basename /home/lalal/lolo/sdds gives:
> sdds
> 
> but 
>     basename -newoption gives:
> /home/lalal/lolo

I believe what you are looking for is 'dirname'.

  dirname /home/lalal/lolo/sdds
  /home/lalal/lolo

> ------------------------
> and give pwd the option to accept any file and spit out its absolute
> path.

That can also easily be accomplished using standard shell script
constructs.  How about this?

  (cd /path/to/some/file && pwd -P)

Of if you are on an older system without 'pwd -P':

  (cd /path/to/some/file && /bin/pwd)

Bob