Convert a full pathname to just a path.
Syntax
dirname pathname
Print to standard output all but the final slash-delimited component of a string (presumably a filename) i.e. Delete the filename portion.
If pathname is a single component, dirname prints . (meaning the current directory)
Set the shell variable FOO to /usr/bin:
FOO=`dirname /usr/bin/trail`
Extract the path from the variable pathnamevar and store in the variable result using parameter expansion $( )
$ result=$(dirname "$pathnamevar")
"How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days” ~ John Burroughs
basename – Strip directory and suffix from filenames.
hash - Remember the full pathname of a name argument.
ls - List information about File(s).
which - Show full path of commands.
Equivalent Windows command:
SET Parameters - get a full or partial
pathname from a variable.