reverse of basename

braindrain · #1 (**permalink**) 09-28-2006

Hi,
Can someone let me know how to find the reverse of the basename i.e
i have /apps/tiv/pmon/xxxx.dat and I want /apps/tiv/pmon/

Thanks

vino · #2 (**permalink**) 09-28-2006

Check out dirname

hitmansilentass · #3 (**permalink**) 09-28-2006

try this:

Code:

cat test
/apps/tiv/pmon/xxxx.dat

sed 1,$"s/........$//g" test
/apps/tiv/pmon/

tayyabq8 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-28-2006

Ksh builtin

Code:

$var=/home/admin/test/123.sh
$echo $var
/home/admin/test/123.sh
$echo ${var%/*}
/home/admin/test

braindrain · #5 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006

Excellent !! Thanks,

Small question,

In the statement, what does %/* infer to,
$echo ${var%/*}

I have come across
${var-nvar} if var unassigned return nvar, ${var+nvar}, if var assigned returned nvar. But could you tell me the signifcance of %/* pls ?,
Thanks

anbu23 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-02-2006

Code:

$echo ${var%/*}

tayyabq8 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-03-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by braindrain

Excellent !! Thanks,

Small question,

In the statement, what does %/* infer to,
$echo ${var%/*}

I have come across
${var-nvar} if var unassigned return nvar, ${var+nvar}, if var assigned returned nvar. But could you tell me the signifcance of %/* pls ?,
Thanks

See this: http://www.unix.com/showpost.php?p=3...68&postcount=4 for more explanation.

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