rename v. script

[Mike Klinke]

On Friday 20 May 2005 15:05, THUFIR HAWAT wrote:
> On 5/20/05, James Wilkinson <fedora at westexe.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> ...
>
> > basename will strip off any leading directory components, and
> > optionally any suffix.
>
> ...
>
> is basename a reserved word?
>

Only in the same sense that "mozilla", "ifconfig", or "kmail" would 
be reserved.  "basename" is a program:

$ which basename
/bin/basename

man basename

Regards, Mike Klinke