On Thu, Dec 25, 2008 at 2:08 PM, Erez D <erez0...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The problem is that the file's path varies, so the offset changes.
> i could use basename for removing the path, however i could also use sed
> ....
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>> Why do you want it in one command ?
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> i do not like to use temporary variables (or files)
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> it is similiar to 'script1|script2' vs. 'script1 > file ; script2 < file'
Well, if you insist, assuming that all the files have
"<whatever>input_" in the beginning, you can use
${parameter/pattern/string} substitution, e.g., for string $foo use
$ basename ${foo/*input_/} .txt
Hope it helps,
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