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Old 12-27-2006
Stripping out the extension of a file name
I have written a shell script and in my script i have a variable
filename=myfile.txt
now, i want another variable to be defined for which i have to strip out the extension fo the file name,
i.e. newvariable= myfile
how do i strip out the ".txt" part from my first variable.

Any kind of help is appreciated.
thanks
ram
# 2  
Old 12-28-2006
Hi ramky79, the FAQ submission queue exists so that a new FAQ can be submitted to the moderators/admins for review and upload into the FAQ section. Please do not post any queries in that.

Regarding your question:

Code:
# filename=myfile.txt
# newvariable=$(echo ${filename%.*})
# echo $newvariable
myfile

Make sure that you use ksh or bash for this. For explanations, read the Parameter Expansion section in the man page for ksh or bash.
# 3  
Old 12-28-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by blowtorch
Code:
# filename=myfile.txt
# newvariable=$(echo ${filename%.*})
# echo $newvariable
myfile

Blowtorch, why the extra subshell and echo, the holiday running on a bit? Smilie

Code:
# filename=myfile.txt
# newvariable=${filename%.*}
# echo $newvariable

# 4  
Old 12-28-2006
My bad! But in my defence, I've been up since 0445! That leaves me only half-awake for the rest of the day!
-EDIT
It's 0932 now
-/EDIT
Last edited by blowtorch; 12-28-2006 at 09:32 PM..
# 5  
Old 12-28-2006
you can use basename too
Code:
basename "file.txt" .txt

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