Extract directory from path [duplicate]
Using ${file%/*} like suggested by Urvin/LuFFy is technically better since you won't rely on an external command. To get the basename in the same way you could do ${file##*/}. It's unnecessary to use an external command unless you need to.
file="/stuff/backup/file.zip"filename=${1##*/} # file.zipdirectory=${1%/*} # /stuff/backupIt would also be fully POSIX compliant this way. Hope it helps! :-)