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−@node dirname
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−@section @code{dirname}
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−@findex dirname
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−
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−POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/dirname.html}
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−
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−Gnulib module: ---
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−
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−Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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−@itemize
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−@end itemize
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−
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−Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
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−@itemize
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−@item
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−This function is missing on some platforms:
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−IRIX 6.5, Solaris 2.5.1, mingw, MSVC 9, BeOS.
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−@item
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−@code{dirname} assumes file names in POSIX syntax; it does not work with file
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−names in Windows syntax.
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−@end itemize
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−
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−The Gnulib module @code{dirname} provides similar API that also works with
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−Windows file names.