.Dd January 23, 2015
.Dt DIRNAME 1 sbase\-VERSION
.Sh NAME
.Nm dirname
.Nd strip final path component
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm dirname
.Ar path
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
prints
.Ar path
with its final path component removed.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr basename 1 ,
.Xr dirname 3
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm
utility is compliant with the
.St -p1003.1-2008
specification.