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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Extracting substrings from a string of variable length Post 302793097 by ctsgnb on Thursday 11th of April 2013 04:59:03 PM
Old 04-11-2013
just some other ideas

Code:
$ Months="jan feb mar april x y"
$ awk -v M="$Months" 'BEGIN{n=split(M,a);print a[1]}'
jan
$ awk -v M="$Months" 'BEGIN{n=split(M,a);print a[2]}'
feb
$ awk -v M="$Months" 'BEGIN{n=split(M,a);print a[3]}'
mar

Code:
$ set -- jan feb mar april x y
$ echo $1
jan
$ echo $2
feb
$ echo $3
mar

 

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DateTime::Locale::ia(3) 				User Contributed Perl Documentation				   DateTime::Locale::ia(3)

NAME
DateTime::Locale::ia SYNOPSIS
use DateTime; my $dt = DateTime->now( locale => 'ia' ); print $dt->month_name(); DESCRIPTION
This is the DateTime locale package for Interlingua. DATA
This locale inherits from the DateTime::Locale::root locale. It contains the following data. Days Wide (format) lunedi martedi mercuridi jovedi venerdi sabbato dominica Abbreviated (format) lun mar mer jov ven sab dom Narrow (format) 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Wide (stand-alone) lunedi martedi mercuridi jovedi venerdi sabbato dominica Abbreviated (stand-alone) lun mar mer jov ven sab dom Narrow (stand-alone) 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Months Wide (format) januario februario martio april maio junio julio augusto septembre octobre novembre decembre Abbreviated (format) jan feb mar apr mai jun jul aug sep oct nov dec Narrow (format) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Wide (stand-alone) januario februario martio april maio junio julio augusto septembre octobre novembre decembre Abbreviated (stand-alone) jan feb mar apr mai jun jul aug sep oct nov dec Narrow (stand-alone) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Quarters Wide (format) 1-me trimestre 2-nde trimestre 3-tie trimestre 4-te trimestre Abbreviated (format) T1 T2 T3 T4 Narrow (format) 1 2 3 4 Wide (stand-alone) 1-me trimestre 2-nde trimestre 3-tie trimestre 4-te trimestre Abbreviated (stand-alone) T1 T2 T3 T4 Narrow (stand-alone) 1 2 3 4 Eras Wide ante Christo post Christo Abbreviated a.Chr. p.Chr. Narrow a.Chr. p.Chr. Date Formats Full 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = martedi, 2008 februario 05 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = venerdi, 1995 decembre 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sabbato, -10 septembre 15 Long 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 februario 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 decembre 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 septembre 15 Medium 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 dec 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 sep 15 Short 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 08/02/05 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 95/12/22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10/09/15 Default 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 dec 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 sep 15 Time Formats Full 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC Long 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC Medium 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 Short 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44 Default 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 Datetime Formats Full 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = martedi, 2008 februario 05 18:30:30 UTC 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = venerdi, 1995 decembre 22 09:05:02 UTC -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sabbato, -10 septembre 15 04:44:23 UTC Long 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 februario 5 18:30:30 UTC 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 decembre 22 09:05:02 UTC -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 septembre 15 04:44:23 UTC Medium 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 feb 5 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 dec 22 09:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 sep 15 04:44:23 Short 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 08/02/05 18:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 95/12/22 09:05 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10/09/15 04:44 Default 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 feb 5 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 dec 22 09:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 sep 15 04:44:23 Available Formats d (d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 EEEd (d EEE) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 mar 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 ven -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 sab Hm (H:mm) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 hm (h:mm a) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 p.m. 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 a.m. -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 a.m. Hms (H:mm:ss) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 hms (h:mm:ss a) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 p.m. 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 a.m. -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 a.m. M (L) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9 Md (M-d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2-5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12-22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9-15 MEd (E, M-d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar, 2-5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven, 12-22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sab, 9-15 MMM (LLL) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = feb 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = dec -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sep MMMd (MMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = dec 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sep 15 MMMEd (E MMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven dec 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sab sep 15 MMMMd (MMMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = februario 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = decembre 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = septembre 15 MMMMEd (E MMMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar februario 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven decembre 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sab septembre 15 ms (mm:ss) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 05:02 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23 y (y) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 yM (y-M) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008-2 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995-12 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10-9 yMEd (EEE, y-M-d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar, 2008-2-5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven, 1995-12-22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sab, -10-9-15 yMMM (y MMM) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 feb 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 dec -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 sep yMMMEd (EEE, y MMM d) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mar, 2008 feb 5 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = ven, 1995 dec 22 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sab, -10 sep 15 yMMMM (y MMMM) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 februario 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 decembre -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 septembre yQ (y Q) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 1 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 4 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 3 yQQQ (y QQQ) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 T1 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 T4 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 T3 yyQ (Q yy) 2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 1 08 1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 4 95 -0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 3 -10 Miscellaneous Prefers 24 hour time? Yes Local first day of the week lunedi SUPPORT
See DateTime::Locale. AUTHOR
Dave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org> COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2008 David Rolsky. All rights reserved. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. This module was generated from data provided by the CLDR project, see the LICENSE.cldr in this distribution for details on the CLDR data's license. perl v5.18.2 2017-10-06 DateTime::Locale::ia(3)
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