On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 03:29:17AM -0700, Linda Walsh wrote:
> I often have situations where I want to split an existing var into
> 2 or more sub values. I usually use some combination of
> ${VAR<#|%>[<#|%>]expr},
> but as soon as I don't check my break-down, I screw it up.
IFS='#%' read -r -a a
Linda Walsh wrote:
I suppose I'm presuming these features are not already implemented in
some fashion -- did I overlook them, or would they be 'new'?
I know it's not applicable for all cases, but I usually use read to
split strings into variables/an array.
J.
I often have situations where I want to split an existing var into
2 or more sub values. I usually use some combination of ${VAR<#|%>[<#|%>]expr},
but as soon as I don't check my break-down, I screw it up.
Which was front/back? Did I match the correct re with the correct
"truncate (or match) s
