{
  "name": "basename",
  "section": 1,
  "title": "strip directory and suffix from pathnames",
  "synopsis": ["basename [OPTION]... [OPERAND]..."],
  "description": "Prints the last path component. Supports multiple paths with -a, suffix removal with -s or a second operand.",
  "options": [
    { "flag": "-a, --multiple", "meaning": "Treat every operand as a path" },
    { "flag": "-s SUFFIX, --suffix", "meaning": "Remove trailing SUFFIX from basename" }
  ],
  "keywords": ["basename", "bare-os", "coreutils"],
  "examples": [
    {
      "caption": "strip directory",
      "code": "basename /home/user/docs/readme.md"
    },
    {
      "caption": "strip suffix",
      "code": "basename -s .md /path/readme.md"
    },
    {
      "caption": "several paths",
      "code": "basename -a /a/x /b/y"
    }
  ],
  "listCategory": "coreutils"
}