05-19-2012
Remove 3rd character from the end of a random-length string
Hi,
I hope someone can share there scripting fu on my problem,
I would like to delete the 3rd character from a random length of string starting from the end
Example
Quote:
123456789
124sdf546dfg
14we657rh
3241drfsef435
Output
Quote:
12345789
124sdf56dfg
14we67rh
3241drfse435
Hope you can help me..
Thanks in advance..
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NAME
shell-quote - quote arguments for safe use, unmodified in a shell command
SYNOPSIS
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shell-quote lets you pass arbitrary strings through the shell so that they won't be changed by the shell. This lets you process commands
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ssh preserving args
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