.Dd 2015-10-08 .Dt BASENAME 1 .Os sbase .Sh NAME .Nm basename .Nd strip leading directory components of a path .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm .Ar path .Op Ar suffix .Sh DESCRIPTION .Nm writes .Ar path without leading directory components and .Ar suffix to stdout. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr dirname 1 , .Xr basename 3 .Sh STANDARDS The .Nm utility is compliant with the .St -p1003.1-2013 specification.