Cut the path into two parts

munna_dude · July 10, 2013, 4:03am

Hi,

file=/usr/lib

I need to cut and put it into two variable like

string1=/usr
string2=lib

I made it for string2

string2=${file#/*/}

How to get String1 in the same way which I have get string2.

zaxxon · July 10, 2013, 4:08am

$ echo ${file%/*}
/usr

munna_dude · July 10, 2013, 4:33am

Thanks. it is working

vidyadhar85 · July 10, 2013, 4:41am

 
dirname /usr/lib

will also work out for you

Scott · July 10, 2013, 4:43am

I suspect your other one is wrong, too - it stops working when the path > two deep.

string1=${file#/*/}

Should be

string1=${file##*/}

$ file=/a/b/c
$ echo ${file#/*/}
b/c
$ echo ${file##*/}
c