# dirname # Calculates the parent directory of a given file or directory path. # More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/dirname>. # Calculate the parent directory of a given path: dirname path/to/file_or_directory # Calculate the parent directory of multiple paths: dirname path/to/file_a path/to/directory_b # Delimit output with a NUL character instead of a newline (useful when combining with `xargs`): dirname --zero path/to/directory_a path/to/file_b $Follow @igor_chubin cheat.sh tldr