01-13-2012
get substring from string variable
Hi Dears,
How to use variable in string location of expression ${string:index:length} to get substring from string?
I encounter error "bad substitution" when I use expression ${$var:0:5} to get first 5 characters from $var.
Could you please help me out of this? Thanks!
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NAME
regsub - Perform substitutions based on regular expression pattern matching
SYNOPSIS
regsub ?switches? exp string subSpec ?varName?
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DESCRIPTION
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