Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi there,


I'm trying to make a script that downloads something, but then strips the URL for later processing.


A user would input the following: ./text -install <link>

Lets say the <link> is: Later on, the script would have to; unpack the file with the command: tar xvf Program.tar.gz

But, it reads $2 as the full link


What I need done:

Remove everything up till the last / from $2



Thank you!
Have a good day!

Code:

basename $2

or

Code:

echo "$2" | sed 's!.*/!!'

Regards

How would I set the basename into a variable?

Code:

# link="http://unix.com/Program.tar.gz"
# echo ${link##*/}
Program.tar.gz

store it in a variable


jarfile = `echo ${2##*/}`


cheers,
Devaraj Takhellambam

no need echo

If you are downloading the file using wget, then you can try the option -O and you can give your own name.