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Old 04-18-2013
Linux Cutting a string and storing it in a variable
Hello

I have a script:
Code:
path=test1
echo "${path%?}"

till this the program is successful in deleting hte last character i.e. "1" and displays an output --> test. After this how can i save this output to another variable.
Last edited by Franklin52; 04-18-2013 at 04:13 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags
# 2  
Old 04-18-2013
Just assign parameter substitution result to another variable:
Code:
path="test1"
var="${path%?}"

# 3  
Old 04-18-2013
hi kishore,

you can use this.

Code:
path=test1
path1=`echo "${path%?}"`

notice that those are not single quotes.. that symbol is present in the button below the esc button.
hope this will help you.
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