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Old 08-01-2012
How to get the last value from a string in shell script?
I have to get the last value from a string, below is the example string

Code:
String -> Here is the test string 12233
O/P -> 12233

String -> Hello world 500
O/P -> 500

String -> 300
O/P -> 300

Please help
# 2  
Old 08-01-2012
Code:
$ echo "Here is the test string 12233"| awk '{print $NF}'
12233

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Old 08-01-2012
Code:
a="Here is the test string 12233"
echo ${a##* }
12233

a="Hello world 500"
echo ${a##* }
500

a="300"
echo ${a##* }
300

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