Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 12:19:57 -0700 (PDT) From: Philip Hallstrom <freebsd@philip.pjkh.com> To: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> Cc: Brian Henning <brian.henning@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Shell script Message-ID: <20050711121921.O85191@wolf.pjkh.com> In-Reply-To: <44irzhp3fj.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> References: <1f75ab0e050711113657ba7057@mail.gmail.com> <44irzhp3fj.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
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>> I am trying to write an SH script that i need some functionality. >> >> I want it to be able to get a filename without the extention on the end. >> >> for example. >> >> file.mp3 >> >> i would like it to return 'file'. > > basename(1); it's even POSIX, so it's pretty portable. But only if he knows the file extension before hand...
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