DOCUMENTATION:
  name: basename
  author: ansible core team
  version_added: "historical"
  short_description: get a path's base name
  description:
    - Returns the last name component of a path, what is left in the string that is not 'dirname'.
  options:
    _input:
      description: A path.
      type: path
      required: true
  seealso:
    - plugin_type: filter
      plugin: ansible.builtin.dirname
EXAMPLES: |

  # To get the last name of a file path, like 'foo.txt' out of '/etc/asdf/foo.txt'
  {{ mypath | basename }}

RETURN:
  _value:
    description: The base name from the path provided.
    type: str
