Re: how do I split variables?

[Chet Ramey]

> this is actually more a question, less a bug. But help would be
> appreciated...
> 
> I'm having some trouble with a script:
> 
> $FILE (contains recvq/fax00044.tif, for example. the number rises by 1,
> everytime a fax is             recieved)
> I want to change the value of $FILE(recvq/fax00044.tif) to
> recvq/someuser/fax00044.tif.....
> Since there is no way to change $FILE's value, there must be some special
> wordsplit function or so........

If you can guarantee that there will be only a single slash, you can use

FILE1=${FILE%%/*}/someuser/${FILE##*/}

If not, you can set IFS=/, split $FILE, and pick out the parts you need.

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