Advanced Commands: dirname - Extract Directory

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Suppose you have a path to a file, for example /Users/flavio/test.txt.

Running

dirname /Users/flavio/test.txt

will return the /Users/flavio string:

The dirname command works on Linux, macOS, WSL, and anywhere you have a UNIX environment

Lessons in this unit:

0: Introduction
1: su - Switch User
2: sudo - Superuser Do
3: passwd - Change Password
4: ping - Test Network
5: traceroute - Trace Network Path
6: history - Command History
7: export - Set Environment Variables
8: crontab - Schedule Tasks
9: alias - Create Shortcuts
10: man - Manual Pages
11: tar - Archive Files
12: gzip - Compress Files
13: gunzip - Decompress Files
14: basename - Strip Directory
15: ▶︎ dirname - Extract Directory
16: nano - Text Editor
17: vim - Vi Improved Editor
18: emacs - Text Editor
19: ed - Line Editor
20: How to use Netcat
21: How to download a file from a server using the terminal