# Basic syntax:
basename $YOURFILE
# Example usage:
YOURFILE="/path/to/your_file.txt"
basename $YOURFILE
--> your_file.txt
# Note, to remove a specified suffix from the file name, add it at the end like:
basename $YOURFILE .txt
--> your_file
# Note, to run basename in a bash script and assign the output to a variable,
# use the following syntax:
FILENAME="$(basename -- $YOURFILE)"
find . -name 'mystring*'
# ------------- SCRIPT ------------- #
#!/bin/bash
echo
echo "# arguments called with ----> ${@} "
echo "# $1 ----------------------> $1 "
echo "# $2 ----------------------> $2 "
echo "# path to me ---------------> ${0} "
echo "# parent path --------------> ${0%/*} "
echo "# my name ------------------> ${0##*/} "
echo
exit
# ------------- CALLED ------------- #
# Notice on the next line, the first argument is called within double,
# and single quotes, since it contains two words
$ /misc/shell_scripts/check_root/show_parms.sh "'hello there'" "'william'"
# ------------- RESULTS ------------- #
# arguments called with ---> 'hello there' 'william'
# $1 ----------------------> 'hello there'
# $2 ----------------------> 'william'
# path to me --------------> /misc/shell_scripts/check_root/show_parms.sh
# parent path -------------> /misc/shell_scripts/check_root
# my name -----------------> show_parms.sh
# ------------- END ------------- #