Re: [coreutils] basename/dirname can't handle stdin?

[Jeff Blaine]

On 1/13/2011 7:55 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Jeff Blaine wrote:
> > Bob Proulx wrote:
> > > Why did that fail? ...
> >
> > [jblaine@new-host src]$ find /home/jblaine -mtime -1 -print | xargs 
> > /bin/basename

Yes, I've found there are a few ways around the lack of
"filter mode" in GNU basename.  That there are other
solutions doesn't negate the idea that it can/should be
able to work in "filter mode" like so many other chainable
applications, right?

> BTW...  You shouldn't hard code paths such as /bin/basename.  On some
> systems basename is in /bin and and on some in /usr/bin.  It is always
> better to avoid hard coded paths, which create portability problems,
> and instead locate programs from PATH.

I didn't hardcode anything :)  I specified the basename
binary I wanted to use here because there is another one in
my PATH before /bin (the basename code I am working on!  And
I want it there at the front)