How to get the basename of multiple file with the filename pattern in linux docker container

Question

I have multiple files with the same name pattern in a directory in my container folder:

/report/tsl_report_20210604.csv
/report/tsl_report_20210604.zip

I am trying to list down and get the basename. So ouput should be like:

tsl_report_20210604.csv
tsl_report_20210604.zip

I am using command ls report/tsl_report_* | xargs basename -a 2>&1 and it's working fine on my local Mac machine but when running the same in container, I am getting the below o/p:

BusyBox v1.25.1 (2018-05-30 19:58:18 GMT) multi-call binary.

Usage: basename FILE [SUFFIX]

Strip directory path and .SUFFIX from FILE

I don't have any clue why it's not working in container.Can anyone please pointout.

Thanks,

GlorifiedTypist · Accepted Answer · 2021-07-11T06:11:49.457

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As the stripped down version of basename as part of busybox, you can implement the same result by:

Option 1:

ls report/tsl_report_* | xargs -n1 basename

Option 2:

$ for x in report/tsl_report_*; do basename $x ;done
tsl_report_20210604.csv
tsl_report_20210604.zip

Option 3:

find ./report/ -name 'tsl_report_*' | xargs -n1 basename

edited Jul 11 '21 at 06:11

answered Jul 02 '21 at 07:09

GlorifiedTypist

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I didn't understand the first option.It's even not working. – Manish Jul 09 '21 at 09:55
typo, need to remove the redirect "2>&" am updating the post. the -n1 splits on whitespace. that is why your initial command doesn't work – GlorifiedTypist Jul 11 '21 at 06:11

How to get the basename of multiple file with the filename pattern in linux docker container

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