Re: basename sucks

[Matthew Woehlke]

Evan Hunt wrote:

Hmm, coulda almost been "Ethan" ;-)

> > 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".

$ basename -- --suffix=.h
:-)

(Oddly enough, my 'basename' (6.6) on AIX 5.1 is broken. I'm busy 
building Jim's snapshot to see if it's still broken. If so, I'll debug 
from there.)

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Matthew
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