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Asked: May 12, 20262026-05-12T01:13:50+00:00 2026-05-12T01:13:50+00:00

Given this variable in tcsh: set i = ~/foo/bar.c how can I get just

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Given this variable in tcsh:

set i = ~/foo/bar.c

how can I get just the directory part of $i?

~/foo
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    2026-05-12T01:13:50+00:00Added an answer on May 12, 2026 at 1:13 am

    If your system provides a ‘dirname’ command you could:

    set i = `dirname ~/foo/bar.c`
    echo $i
    

    Note the missing $ in front of the variable name. This solution is shell agnostic though.

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