File name manipulation - GNU Coreutils

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18 File name manipulation

This section describes commands that manipulate file names.

basename invocation: Strip directory and suffix from a file name.
dirname invocation: Strip last file name component.
pathchk invocation: Check file name validity and portability.
mktemp invocation: Create temporary file or directory.
realpath invocation: Print resolved file names.