dirname

PHP has a built-in function called dirname that makes it very easy for your web app to automatically figure out its own base directory.

Of Zen and Computing 2008

$directories = explode ( '/', $path [ 'dirname']);

phpBB.com RMcGirr83 2010

$directories = explode ( '/', $path [ 'dirname']);

phpBB.com CheeRees 2010

The Command-Line Fu site simplifies it down into a single command — just add the following to your bashrc file to create an entirely new command that performs the same steps: function lmv () {[- e $US1 - a - e $US2] & & mv $US1 $US2 & & ln - s $US2/$ (basename $US1) $ (dirname $US1);}

Move Files Without Breaking Stuff | Lifehacker Australia 2009

#$LOAD_PATH.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..') if $0 == __FILE_

2007 January « Jeff Fry on Testing 2007

#$LOAD_PATH.unshift File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..') if $0 == __FILE_

Creating Methods On the Fly…And Bugs in Google Phonebook « Jeff Fry on Testing 2007

Unleased released DVDRip for this game, quite unusual dirname for games.

Releaselog | RLSLOG.net 2010

EXPAND_PATH = File. expand_path (File. dirname (__FILE__)) require EXPAND_PATH + "/helper" class TestRunner def load (require_file) require EXPAND_PATH + "/" + require_file end end test_runner = TestRunner. new test_runner. load 'test_customer' test_runner. load 'test_customer_list_model' test_runner. load 'test_customer_list_presenter' test_runner. load 'test_customer_editor_model' test_runner. load 'test_customer_editor_presenter' test_runner. load 'test_current_customer_coordinator'

Planet TW 2010

This script simply executes the following command: java - jar ` dirname $0 `/data/gui/msfgui. jar

PaulDotCom 2010

This is a useful way to decide which process should handle a task: whoever successfully creates the file. open (2). mkdir (dirname, 0755) creates a new directory but fails with the error code

Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2010