HowTo: Use Bash Parameter Substitution Like A Pro - nixCraft
Summary: String Manipulation and Expanding Variables
For your ready references here are all your handy bash parameter substitution operators. Try them all; enhance your scripting skills like a pro:
${parameter:-defaultValue} | Get default shell variables value |
${parameter:=defaultValue} | Set default shell variables value |
${parameter:?”Error Message”} | Display an error message if parameter is not set |
${#var} | Find the length of the string |
${var%pattern} | Remove from shortest rear (end) pattern |
${var%%pattern} | Remove from longest rear (end) pattern |
${var:num1:num2} | Substring |
${var#pattern} | Remove from shortest front pattern |
${var##pattern} | Remove from longest front pattern |
${var/pattern/string} | Find and replace (only replace first occurrence) |
${var//pattern/string} | Find and replace all occurrences |
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