dirname:tldr:6b06f

dirname: Delimit output with a NUL character instead of a newline (useful when combining with `xargs`).

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$ dirname --zero ${path-to-directory_a} ${filename_b}

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The command dirname is used to extract the directory path from a given file or directory.

In this specific command, --zero is an option for the dirname command. It instructs the command to use a null character as a delimiter instead of the default newline character. This is useful when dealing with files or directories that have special characters or spaces in their names.

${path-to-directory_a} is a placeholder for the actual path to the directory you want to extract. You should replace it with the specific path of directory A.

${filename_b} is another placeholder for the name of a file or directory you want to extract the directory path from. You should replace it with the specific name of file B.

So, this command will take the path to directory A and the name of file B as arguments, and it will output the directory path of file B. The output will be displayed using null characters as delimiters.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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