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Old 10-29-2008
Java taking a part from file name
hi
i have a file with name "CT_Thread_Trace.384.20080728-121217.log"
i need 384 , can any one help

thanks
Satya
# 2  
Old 10-29-2008
Hammer & Screwdriver
> echo CT_Thread_Trace.384.20080728-121217.log | cut -d"." -f2
384
>
# 3  
Old 10-29-2008
Code:
echo $filename | cut -d"." -f 2

# 4  
Old 10-29-2008
More possibilities:

Code:
echo 'CT_Thread_Trace.384.20080728-121217.log'| sed 's/[^.]*.\([^.]*\).*/\1/'

or:

Code:
echo 'CT_Thread_Trace.384.20080728-121217.log'| awk -F. '{print $2}'

Regards
# 5  
Old 10-29-2008
Code:
# file="CT_Thread_Trace.384.20080728-121217.log"
# file=${file#*.}
# echo ${file%%.*}
384

# 6  
Old 10-29-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by Satyak
hi
i have a file with name "CT_Thread_Trace.384.20080728-121217.log"
i need 384 , can any one help

Code:
file=CT_Thread_Trace.384.20080728-121217.log
IFS=.
set -- $file
echo $2

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