2014-03-05 21:13, Mike Wright skrev: > Hi all, > > I need to extract the name of a parent directory, not the whole path. > > Combinations of dirname and cut didn't get me anywhere. > > Given this: (the ... indicates that I don't know the dir depth) > > /.../mydir/my.file > > How would I extract this: > > /.../mydir/my.file > ^^^^^ > > TIA to all takers :)
Try this: basename `dirname /.../mydir/my.fil` You should get: mydir -- Regards Jon Ingason -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Fedora Code of Conduct: http://fedoraproject.org/code-of-conduct Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
