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# 1  
Old 12-16-2011
Question Trimming a string based on delimiter.
Hi,

I have a string say "
Code:
whateverCluster

".

I need everthing apart from the string "
Code:
Cluster

"

Input:

Code:
 
whateverCluster

Desired output:

Code:
 
whatever

# 2  
Old 12-16-2011
Code:
echo whateverCluster | sed "s/whateverCluster/whatever/"

# 3  
Old 12-16-2011
Error
Does not help.

Code:
whateverCluster

is an input to my script. So the string can be
Code:
anythingCluster, whateverCluster, alienCluster

So i can't hard-code the bold and underlined text below.

Code:
echo whateverCluster | sed "s/whateverCluster/whatever/"

However, I can hardcode
Code:
Cluster

Please help with a solution.
# 4  
Old 12-16-2011
Code:
[root@hostname test]# cat test.sh
#! /bin/bash
echo $1 | sed "s/$1/Cluster/"

[root@hostname test]# ./test.sh whateverCluster
Cluster

# 5  
Old 12-16-2011
Error
Quote:
Originally Posted by balajesuri
Code:
[root@hostname test]# cat test.sh
#! /bin/bash
echo $1 | sed "s/$1/Cluster/"
 
[root@hostname test]# ./test.sh whateverCluster
Cluster

I need everything else in the output except the word "Cluster". Did you get me ?
# 6  
Old 12-16-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by mohtashims
I need everything else in the output except the word "Cluster". Did you get me ?
Code:
echo <string> | sed "s/Cluster//"

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