Elektra 0.11.0
kdb-dirname(1) -- Get the cascading directory name of a key name

SYNOPSIS

kdb dirname <key name>

Where key name is the name of the key.

DESCRIPTION

This command is used to retrieve the directory name of a key, without any namespace.

RETURN VALUES

This command will return the following values as an exit status:

  • 0: No errors.
  • 7: invalid key name passed, see kdb(1) for a list of return codes used by kdb.

OPTIONS

  • -n, --no-newline: Suppress the newline at the end of the output.

EXAMPLES

kdb dirname user:/key/subkey
#> /key
kdb dirname /
#> /

SEE ALSO

  • See kdb-namespace(1) and kdb-basename(1) for other namepart extraction operations.
  • The Unix analogue [DIRNAME(1)].
  • To get keys in shell scripts, you can use kdb-sget(1).
  • elektra-key-names(7) for an explanation of key names.