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03-19-2008

Franklin52

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Or with sed:

Code:

echo "/opt/ibm/lotus/ibw/latest" | sed 's!\(.*lotus\).*!\1!'

gives: /opt/ibm/lotus

Code:

echo "/opt/ibm/lotus/ibw/latest" | sed 's!.*lotus\(.*\)!\1!'

gives: /ibw/latest

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