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Re: [Help-bash] How to extract matching suffix pattern in bash?
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Dan Douglas |
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Re: [Help-bash] How to extract matching suffix pattern in bash? |
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Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:05:28 -0500 |
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On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 05:21:56 PM Peng Yu wrote:
> Hi,
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> ${parameter%word} remove matching suffix pattern. I need something
> extract only the matching suffix which is to be not available
> according to bash manual. Do I miss anything?
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Combining them is the only way.
~ $ ( getSuffix(){ echo "${1#"${1%%$2}"}"; }; getSuffix 'aaabbb' 'b?[^a]' )
bbb
OFC there are other Bashism methods. This is about the best with a PE.
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Dan Douglas