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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index e3e95f5b6..fcee33618 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ * df: (coreutils)df invocation. Report file system disk usage. * dir: (coreutils)dir invocation. List directories briefly. * dircolors: (coreutils)dircolors invocation. Color setup for ls. -* dirname: (coreutils)dirname invocation. Strip non-directory suffix. +* dirname: (coreutils)dirname invocation. Strip last file name component. * du: (coreutils)du invocation. Report on disk usage. * echo: (coreutils)echo invocation. Print a line of text. * env: (coreutils)env invocation. Modify the environment. @@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ Redirection File name manipulation * basename invocation:: Strip directory and suffix from a file name -* dirname invocation:: Strip non-directory 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 @@ -11902,7 +11902,7 @@ This section describes commands that manipulate file names. @menu * basename invocation:: Strip directory and suffix from a file name. -* dirname invocation:: Strip non-directory 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. @end menu @@ -11963,7 +11963,7 @@ basename include/stdio.h .h @node dirname invocation -@section @command{dirname}: Strip non-directory suffix from a file name +@section @command{dirname}: Strip last file name component @pindex dirname @cindex directory components, printing @@ -11971,7 +11971,7 @@ basename include/stdio.h .h @cindex non-directory suffix, stripping @command{dirname} prints all but the final slash-delimited component of -a string (presumably a file name). Synopsis: +a string (presumably a file name, but also works on directories). Synopsis: @example dirname @var{name} |