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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T12:54:43+00:00 2026-05-15T12:54:43+00:00

How to remove the last dir with sed (not dirname ), like this: echo

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How to remove the last dir with sed (not dirname), like this:

echo "/dir1/dir2/dir3/dir4" | sed .....

So I would get /dir1/dir2/dir3.

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    2026-05-15T12:54:44+00:00Added an answer on May 15, 2026 at 12:54 pm
    sed 's,/*[^/]\+/*$,,'
    

    If it’s part of the shell script, then dirname will be definitely more clear.

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