Removing un-necessary start string

skyineyes · May 31, 2012, 4:21am

i have input in below form

part=gfjhwhedaqh=ghdgwg^*^(G==

i want to remove the starting "part=" and retain the remaining. please suggest

donadarsh · May 31, 2012, 4:27am

newstr=`echo "part=gfjhwhedaqh=ghdgwg^*^(G=="|cut -d"=" -f2-`

skyineyes · May 31, 2012, 4:30am

thanks. just to add how do i interpret the "-" after -f2

Scrutinizer · May 31, 2012, 4:38am

str='part=gfjhwhedaqh=ghdgwg^*^(G=='
newstr=${str#part=}

donadarsh · May 31, 2012, 4:39am

-f2-

means from field 2nd to last. If i say

-f2-f4

it means from field 2nd to field 4th.