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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Use parameter expansion over a parameter expansion in bash. Post 303043413 by wisecracker on Tuesday 28th of January 2020 09:28:00 AM
Old 01-28-2020
Hi Ravinder...

A fun approach but fully 'dash' compliant:
Code:
Last login: Tue Jan 28 14:17:35 on ttys000
AMIGA:amiga~> dash
AMIGA:\u\w> path="/var/talend/nat/cdc"
AMIGA:\u\w> path=${path%/*};path=${path##*/}
AMIGA:\u\w> printf "%s\n" "${path}"     
nat
AMIGA:\u\w> exit
AMIGA:amiga~> _

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Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation			      Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef(3pm)

NAME
Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef - Container and functions for manipulating ArtBpaths HIERARCHY
Glib::Boxed +----Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef METHODS
pathdef = Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef->new pathdef = Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef->new_sized ($length) o $length (integer) boolean = $path->all_closed boolean = $path->all_open boolean = $path->any_closed boolean = $path->any_open pathdef = $path->close_all pathdef = $path->closed_parts $path->closepath $path->closepath_current pathdef = Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef->concat (...) o ... (list) Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef objects to concatenate $dst->copy ($src) o $src (Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef) Copy the path from $src into $dst. Note: this method has very different semantics than the copy provided by Glib::Boxed. "duplicate" is the analog there. $path->curveto ($x0, $y0, $x1, $y1, $x2, $y2) o $x0 (double) o $y0 (double) o $x1 (double) o $y1 (double) o $x2 (double) o $y2 (double) pathdef = $path->duplicate $path->ensure_space ($space) o $space (integer) $path->finish boolean = $path->has_currentpoint boolean = $path->is_empty integer = $path->length $path->lineto ($x, $y) o $x (double) o $y (double) $path->lineto_moving ($x, $y) o $x (double) o $y (double) $path->moveto ($x, $y) o $x (double) o $y (double) pathdef = $path->open_parts $path->reset @pathdefs = $path->split SEE ALSO
Gnome2::Canvas, Glib::Boxed COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2003-2004 by the Gtk2-Perl Team. This software is licensed under the LGPL; see Gnome2::Canvas for a full notice. perl v5.14.2 2011-11-16 Gnome2::Canvas::PathDef(3pm)
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