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Old 02-22-2013
Trim file using filename

I want to remove first xx letters from filename_xx . How is that possible using linux. I have many files where xx could be same in many but filename is always unique. Thanks!
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Old 02-22-2013
Use parameter substitution in any POSIX shell:

To remove beginning of the value:
Code:
file="xx_filename_xx"
echo ${file#*_}
filename_xx

To remove end of the value:
Code:
file="xx_filename_xx"
echo ${file%_*}
xx_filename

 
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