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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index 4a4cadbcb..967023e25 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -12422,6 +12422,7 @@ This section describes commands that manipulate file names. @example basename @var{name} [@var{suffix}] +basename @var{option}... @var{name}... @end example If @var{suffix} is specified and is identical to the end of @var{name}, @@ -12445,8 +12446,27 @@ for everything except file names containing a trailing newline. 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}. Options must precede operands. +The program accepts the following options. Also see @ref{Common options}. +Options must precede operands. + +@table @samp + +@item -a +@itemx --multiple +@opindex -a +@opindex --multiple +Support more than one argument. Treat every argument as a @var{name}. +With this, an optional @var{suffix} must be specified using the +@option{-s} option. + +@item -s @var{suffix} +@itemx --suffix=@var{suffix} +@opindex -s +@opindex --suffix +Remove a trailing @var{suffix}. +This option implies the @option{-a} option. + +@end table @exitstatus @@ -12458,6 +12478,12 @@ basename /usr/bin/sort # Output "stdio". basename include/stdio.h .h + +# Output "stdio". +basename -s .h include/stdio.h + +# Output "stdio" followed by "stdlib" +basename -a -s .h include/stdio.h include/stdlib.h @end smallexample |