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Apache Ant Basename Task

This task is used to get the basename of a specified file.

It sets specified property to the value of the last path element of the specified file. If the executed file is a directory, the basename will be the last directory element. It returns basename as a simple file name if the file is a full-path or relative-path without any directory elements.

Basename Task Attributes

Attribute	Description	Required
file	The path to take the basename	Yes
property	The name of the property.	Yes
suffix	It is a suffix to remove from the resulting basename.	No

Apache Ant Basename Task Example

Set Jar to a property by specifying file location.