Date: 11 Jul 2005 15:34:01 -0400 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: OT: Shell script Message-ID: <44d5ppp26u.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <20050711121921.O85191@wolf.pjkh.com> References: <1f75ab0e050711113657ba7057@mail.gmail.com> <44irzhp3fj.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <20050711121921.O85191@wolf.pjkh.com>
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Philip Hallstrom <freebsd@philip.pjkh.com> writes:
> >> 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...
Hmm. Good point.
Looking into my existing scripts, I seem to use ${fil%.*}
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