basename

Remove leading directory portions from a path. More information: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/basename-invocation.html.

  • Show only the file name from a path:

basename path/to/file

  • Show only the rightmost directory name from a path:

basename path/to/directory

  • Show only the file name from a path, with a suffix removed:

basename path/to/file suffix