S6-DIRNAME(1)

NAME
s6-dirname - print the dirname of a path

SYNOPSIS
s6-dirname [-n] path

DESCRIPTION
s6-dirname acts as the generic dirname [1] utility.

OPTIONS

  Standard options
None.

  Non-standard options

-n  Do not print a trailing newline after the output.

EXIT STATUS

111 Temporary error.

100 Permanent error, such as a misuse.

127 Unable to execute program - not found.

126 Unable to execute program - other reason.

SEE ALSO
s6-basename(1), s6-cat(1), s6-chmod(1), s6-chown(1), s6-clock(1), s6-cut(1), s6-dumpenv(1), s6-echo(1), s6-env(1), s6-expr(1), s6-false(1), s6-format-filter(1), s6-grep(1), s6-head(1), s6-hiercopy(1), s6-linkname(1), s6-ln(1), s6-ls(1), s6-maximumtime(1), s6-mkdir(1), s6-mkfifo(1), s6-nice(1), s6-nuke(1), s6-pause(1), s6-printenv(1), s6-quote(1), s6-quote-filter(1), s6-rename(1), s6-rmrf(1), s6-seq(1), s6-sleep(1), s6-sort(1), s6-sync(1), s6-tai64ndiff(1), s6-tail(1), s6-touch(1), s6-true(1), s6-uniquename(1), s6-unquote(1), s6-unquote-filter(1), s6-update-symlinks(1), seekablepipe(1)

[1] https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9799919799/utilities/dirname.html

This man page is ported from the authoritative documentation at: https://skarnet.org/software/s6-portable-utils/s6-dirname.html

STANDARDS
s6-dirname is suitable as a dirname [1] program conforming to p1003.1-2024.

AUTHORS
Laurent Bercot Alexis <flexibeast@gmail.com> (man page port)