strip filename from full path in small vim

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Sep 28, 2016, 12:45:05 PM9/28/16

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In a 'normal' version of vim

:lcd %:h

will change to the directory of the current file by stripping the filename from the full path.

But in a 'small' vim '%:h' does not exist and '%' refers to the full file path.

Is there a way in 'small' vim to strip the filename from the path?

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Sep 28, 2016, 1:38:48 PM9/28/16

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Try
:lcd %/..

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Andy

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Sep 28, 2016, 2:03:39 PM9/28/16

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testing with vim.tiny on lubuntu 16.04

:lcd %/..
E472: Command failed

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