[Gloucs] bash Q

[Keith Edmunds]

On Sun, 13 May 2007 16:06:21 +0100
Glyn Davies <glynd at walmore.com> wrote:

> In short, how can you obtain the part of the filename after the last '.'?

lastpart=${filename##*.}

For example:

$ cat=dog.and.the.mouse
$ echo $cat
dog.and.the.mouse
$ x=${cat##*.}
$ echo $x
mouse

hth,
Keith


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