$dirname()

DESCRIPTION
    returns a filepath's directory portion, without the terminating filename

SYNOPSIS
    $dirname(s)

ARGUMENTS
    s - a quoted string, or string expression, representing a filepath

EXAMPLES

# pikt +C 'output $dirname("/usr/local/bin/snmpget")'
/usr/local/bin

        init
                ...
                input proc "=find /usr -mtime -1"
                dat $filepath 1

        rule
                set $dir = $dirname($filepath)

        rule
                set $dir = $dirname($filepath)

        rule
                =outputproc(mail, "=find $dir -mtime +30 -exec =lld {} \\\\;")

SEE ALSO
    $basename()

    String Functions
    Numerical Functions