Get last dirname/filename in a file path argument in Bash

basename does remove the directory prefix of a path:

$ basename /usr/local/svn/repos/exampleexample$ echo "/server/root/$(basename /usr/local/svn/repos/example)"/server/root/example

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The following approach can be used to get any path of a pathname:

some_path=a/b/cecho $(basename $some_path)echo $(basename $(dirname $some_path))echo $(basename $(dirname $(dirname $some_path)))

Output:

cba

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Bash can get the last part of a path without having to call the external basename:

subdir="/path/to/whatever/${1##*/}"

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