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# 8  
Old 01-16-2008
Code:
# printf $s | cut -c`printf $s | wc -c`

# 9  
Old 01-16-2008
Or:

Code:
cut -c ${#s} <<<"$s"


or with ksh93 and bash:

Code:
$ echo ${s: -1}
g

Last edited by radoulov; 01-16-2008 at 08:26 AM.. Reason: ksh93/bash solution corrected
# 10  
Old 01-17-2008
print "${string[${#string}]}"
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