On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 11:25:37AM +0100, David selby wrote:
> In bash how can I split a string eg ...
>
> var1=0624todaysfile
>
> I want var2 to equal the first 4 digits, ie 0624
> My first instinct was cut but this is for files only, head & tail are of
> no use ...
zsh % echo $A | cut -c 5-14
todaysfile
03-06-23 12:58:03 [EMAIL PROTECTED] /tmp
zsh % echo $A | cut -c 1-4
0624
Regards
Johann
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