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Cc: Brian Henning <brian.henning@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: OT: Shell script
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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...