Command: dirname

Name:
dirname - strip last component from file name

Synopsis:
string dirname -> string

Description:
Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s, output `.' (meaning the current directory).

Parameters:
string: Name of the directory

Examples:
(./../test/dir/foo.sli) dirname -> (./../test/dir)

FirstVersion:
November 2012

Author:
Yury V. Zaytsev and Jochen M. Eppler

Source:
/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/filesystem.sli

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Name:	dirname - strip last component from file name
Synopsis:	string dirname -> string
Description:	Print NAME with its trailing /component removed; if NAME contains no /'s, output `.' (meaning the current directory).
Parameters:	string: Name of the directory
Examples:	(./../test/dir/foo.sli) dirname -> (./../test/dir)
FirstVersion:	November 2012
Author:	Yury V. Zaytsev and Jochen M. Eppler
Source:	/home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/nest-2.4.1/lib/sli/filesystem.sli