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04-06-2004

jyotipg

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Whats does this mean

Found this piece of code written in ksh. I have no ideas what do the stuff like ${SRF##*\.} do.

SUFFIX=${SRF##*\.}
if [ "$SUFFIX" = "${SRF}" ]; then
SUFFIX=""
fi

I have encountered similar expressions in other programs also. Any pointers on where to learn more about these strange expressions would be really helpful.

Thanks,
JP

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