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# 1  
Old 07-03-2013
Remove trailing space

Hi

I am trying to remove trailing space from a string.

Code:
value=${value%% }

It is not working. What might be the issue with the above snippet.
# 2  
Old 07-03-2013
try:
Code:
value=$(echo $value)

# 3  
Old 07-03-2013
Only trailing space, try:
Code:
value=${value%"${value##*[! ]}"}


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The issue with value=${value%% } is that there is no wildcard, so it is equivalent to value=${value% }, i.e. remove one trailing space.
# 4  
Old 07-04-2013
Try with a backslash:
Code:
value=${value%%\ }

It only works in ksh,bash,zsh, and Posix sh. Not in Unix standard shell.
# 5  
Old 07-04-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by MadeInGermany
Try with a backslash:
Code:
value=${value%%\ }

It only works in ksh,bash,zsh, and Posix sh. Not in Unix standard shell.
The backslash won't matter. ${value%% }, ${value%%\ }, ${value% }, and ${value%\ } all expand to the value of the variable value with a single trailing space removed (if there was one) when using any shell that performs shell variable expansions as specified by the POSIX standards and the Single UNIX Specifications. (The Bourne shell and shells derived from csh do not recognize this syntax.)
# 6  
Old 07-04-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by Don Cragun
The backslash won't matter. ${value%% }, ${value%%\ }, ${value% }, and ${value%\ } all expand to the value of the variable value with a single trailing space removed (if there was one) when using any shell that performs shell variable expansions as specified by the POSIX standards and the Single UNIX Specifications. (The Bourne shell and shells derived from csh do not recognize this syntax.)
Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply.

When I try to put it in "eval" command it is not accepting.
Is there any way to use/avoid trailing space here.

Code:
eval $value=\"${arr["$value"]}\"

present output is "tmp= lib" (please observe there is a space after =)

expected output is "tmp=lib" (without trailing space)
# 7  
Old 07-04-2013
What trailing space? I don't see what this has to do with your original question. If this is a new problem, then please open a new thread for this.
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