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| <h2><a name="echo">Dirname</a></h2> |
| <h3>Description</h3> |
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| Task to determine the directory path of a specified file. |
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| When this task executes, it will set the specified property to the |
| value of the specified file up to, but not including, the last path |
| element. If the specified file is a path that ends in a filename, |
| the filename will be dropped. If the specified file is just a filename, |
| the directory will be the current directory. |
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| <h3>Parameters</h3> |
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| <td valign="top"><b>Attribute</b></td> |
| <td valign="top"><b>Description</b></td> |
| <td align="center" valign="top"><b>Required</b></td> |
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| <td valign="top">file</td> |
| <td valign="top">The path to take the dirname of.</td> |
| <td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td> |
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| <td valign="top">property</td> |
| <td valign="top">The name of the property to set.</td> |
| <td valign="top" align="center">Yes</td> |
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| <h3>Examples</h3> |
| <pre> <dirname property="antfile.dir" file="${ant.file}"/></pre> |
| will set <code>antfile.dir</code> to the directory path for |
| <code>${ant.file}</code>. |
| <pre> <dirname property="foo.dirname" file="foo.txt"/></pre> |
| will set <code>foo.dirname</code> to the project's basedir.</p> |
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