# dirname
> Return a [directory name][dirname].
## Usage
```javascript
var dirname = require( '@stdlib/utils/dirname' );
```
#### dirname( path )
Returns a [directory name][dirname].
```javascript
var dir = dirname( './foo/bar/index.js' );
// returns './foo/bar'
```
## Examples
```javascript
var statSync = require( 'fs' ).statSync;
var path = require( 'path' );
var readDir = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-dir' ).sync;
var dirname = require( '@stdlib/utils/dirname' );
var files;
var fpath;
var base;
var stat;
var dir;
var i;
base = path.resolve( __dirname, '..' );
files = readDir( base );
for ( i = 0; i < files.length; i++ ) {
fpath = path.join( base, files[ i ] );
stat = statSync( fpath );
if ( !stat.isDirectory() ) {
dir = dirname( fpath );
console.log( '%s --> %s', fpath, dir );
}
}
```
[dirname]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirname