.Dd November 21, 2014
.Dt BASENAME 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm basename
.Nd strip leading path components
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Ar path
.Op Ar suffix
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
prints the
.Ar path
without leading path components and
.Ar suffix .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr dirname 1 ,
.Xr basename 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.