Re: basename sucks

[Evan Hunt]

> Furthermore, with a --suffix option, we could also allow multiple command
> line arguments, another usage case that might prove useful:
> 
> $ basename --suffix=.h foo.h bar.h

It's always fun until somebody puts out an eye by having a file named
"--suffix=.h".

Regarding the original query, why not just use awk?

        awk -F/ '{print $NF}'

Or script it?

        while read filename; do
            base=`basename $filename`
            echo $base
        done

Evan Hunt