basename "$0" not working

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                          I have this command:

     base_name="$(basename "$0")";

and I am getting this error:

> basename: illegal option -- b 
>
> usage: basename string [suffix]
>        basename [-a] [-s suffix] string [...]

anyone know what's going on with that?

Asked by Alexander Mills (10744 rep)

Aug 29, 2019, 04:47 PM
Last activity: Aug 29, 2019, 09:45 PM

basename "$0" not working

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