Re: bash: how to split a $var ?

[Johann Spies <jspies@sun.ac.za>]

On Mon, Jun 23, 2003 at 11:25:37AM +0100, David selby wrote:
> In bash how can I split a string eg ...
> 
> var1=0624todaysfile
> 
> I want var2 to equal the first 4 digits, ie 0624
> My first instinct was cut but this is for files only, head & tail are of 
> no use ...
zsh % echo $A | cut -c 5-14
todaysfile
03-06-23 12:58:03 js@bywoner /tmp
zsh % echo $A | cut -c 1-4
0624

Regards
Johann
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