> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jihuang Zhou
> Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:42 PM
> Subject: a question about shell script
>
>
> Hi list,
> Anybody knows how to get an input parameter list from the second
> parameter to the second last?
> For example, if $*="aa bb cc ....mm nn", I need the "bb ... mm".
> Here, the number n may change. Any commad like substr in Shell?
Yes!
Type: man bash
Then at the colon prompt, type:
/substring\ expansion
The leading slash puts man into search mode for the string that
follows. All the cases listed this section of the man page
will probably be of use to you. Especially the
${parameter:offset:length} case.
Steve Cowles
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