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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index f9207e773..39c9bbf67 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -12514,13 +12514,13 @@ basename -a -s .h include/stdio.h include/stdlib.h @cindex stripping non-directory suffix @cindex non-directory suffix, stripping -@command{dirname} prints all but the final slash-delimited component of -@var{name}. Slashes on either side of the final component are also -removed. If the string contains no slash, @command{dirname} prints -@samp{.} (meaning the current directory). Synopsis: +@command{dirname} prints all but the final slash-delimited component +of each @var{name}. Slashes on either side of the final component are +also removed. If the string contains no slash, @command{dirname} +prints @samp{.} (meaning the current directory). Synopsis: @example -dirname @var{name} +dirname [@var{option}] @var{name}... @end example @var{name} need not be a file name, but if it is, this operation @@ -12534,8 +12534,17 @@ including the case when the final component is itself a directory. result is @samp{//} on platforms where @var{//} is distinct from @var{/}, and @samp{/} on platforms where there is no difference. -The only options are @option{--help} and @option{--version}. @xref{Common -options}. +The program accepts the following option. Also see @ref{Common options}. + +@table @samp + +@item -z +@itemx --zero +@opindex -z +@opindex --zero +Separate output items with @sc{nul} characters. + +@end table @exitstatus @@ -12546,6 +12555,9 @@ Examples: dirname /usr/bin/sort dirname /usr/bin//.// +# Output "dir1" followed by "dir2" +dirname dir1/str dir2/str + # Output ".". dirname stdio.h @end smallexample |