path basename for path
Get the final component of a path.
Signature
> path basename {flags}
Flags
-
--replace, -r {string}: Return original path with basename replaced by this string.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| string | string |
| list<string> | list<string> |
Examples
Get basename of a path.
> '/home/joe/test.txt' | path basename test.txt
Get basename of a list of paths.
> [ /home/joe, /home/doe ] | path basename ╭───┬─────╮ │ 0 │ joe │ │ 1 │ doe │ ╰───┴─────╯
Replace basename of a path.
> '/home/joe/test.txt' | path basename --replace 'spam.png' /home/joe/spam.png
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