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Old 06-01-2009
select some text from a test dependng on pattern
I have some absolute file location
$INSTALL_BASEPATH/onereview-5.0/resources/commons-messages/commonmessages_default.properties
$INSTALL_BASEPATH/onereview-5.0/orv-deploy/config-console.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/connectiva/configuration/console/resource/configurationBundle.properties

I need to get like
/onereview-5.0/resources/commons-messages
/onereview-5.0/orv-deploy/config-console.war/WEB-INF/classes/com/connectiva/configuration/console/resource
that means I have to remove first and last pattern
Please help me.
Last edited by mnmonu; 06-01-2009 at 10:59 AM..
# 2  
Old 06-01-2009
Code:
echo '$INSTALL_BASEPATH/onereview-5.0/resources/commons-messages/commonmessages_default.properties' | awk -F"/" 'BEGIN{ OFS="/" } {$1="";$NF=""; print }'

# 3  
Old 06-01-2009
Code:
p='$INSTALL_BASEPATH/onereview-5.0/resources/commons-messages/commonmessages_default.properties'
p=/${p#*/}
p=${p%/*}
echo "[$p]"
[/onereview-5.0/resources/commons-messages]

# 4  
Old 06-02-2009
Thanks a lot.................It works fine
Quote:
Originally Posted by panyam
Code:
echo '$INSTALL_BASEPATH/onereview-5.0/resources/commons-messages/commonmessages_default.properties' | awk -F"/" 'BEGIN{ OFS="/" } {$1="";$NF=""; print }'


Thanks a lot.................It works fine

-----Post Update-----

Quote:
Originally Posted by colemar
Code:
p='$INSTALL_BASEPATH/onereview-5.0/resources/commons-messages/commonmessages_default.properties'
p=/${p#*/}
p=${p%/*}
echo "[$p]"
[/onereview-5.0/resources/commons-messages]

Thanks a lot.................It works fine
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