dirname

Calculates the parent directory of a given file or directory path.

• Calculate the parent directory of a given path:

dirname {path/to/file_or_directory}

• Calculate the parent directory of multiple paths:

dirname {path/to/file_a} {path/to/directory_b}

• Delimit output with a NUL character instead of a newline (useful when combining with `xargs`):

dirname --zero {path/to/directory_a} {path/to/file_b}

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