How to get file path using sed

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi ,

Hi I want to know how can i extract file path using sed?

Eg: C:/folder1/abc/file.txt

Now , i want C:/folder1/abc/ only, So that i can move to that directory containing that file . So how can i do it using sed?

Thanks in Advance
Sarbjit

2

You don't have to use sed for such a simple task if you're using a bourne-type unix shell:

% f='C:/folder1/abc/file.txt'; printf '%s/\n' "${f%/*}"
C:/folder1/abc/

Anyway, using sed it would be:

% f='C:/folder1/abc/file.txt'; sed 's [^/]*$  '<<<"$f"
C:/folder1/abc/

If your shell does not support here-strings (the <<< syntax), use printf ... | sed ...

There is an external (to the shell) command for that too, it's called dirname.

% f='C:/folder1/abc/file.txt'; dirname "$f"           
C:/folder1/abc
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alternatively,

file="C:/folder1/abc/file.txt"
path=${file%\/*}

echo $path
C:/folder1/abc