On Thu, Dec 25, 2003 at 09:32:05PM -0500, Johann Koenig wrote: > I tried reading the man page and the BASH Programming HOWTO, but I > couldn't really get what I needed out of either.
A friend of mine wrote an article on common mistakes in shell programming, which may help you: http://www.greenend.org.uk/rjk/2001/04/shell.html > Oh well, with you're example to guide me, I got it right. If anybodies > willing, please look over the attached script and give any comments > that come to mind. I haven't had a chance to look in detail, but the tool you want to strip extensions is basename. Alternatively, look at the ${parameter%word} syntax under "Parameter Expansion" in bash(1). Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
