It would be a lot easier to do it with gawk or perl. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:linux-newbie-owner@;vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of BEN RITCHEY Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 3:57 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FSpecs
Originally to: ALL Would it be possible in a Bash script to munge a Long File Name to the older DOS 8.3 format? In my case I need the first 8 characters and the last 4 (.xxx) ... the resulting string would then be used as an argument for another command. :) -- Keep the faith, : Ben http://bellsouthpwp.net/c/m/cmech617 ICQ #32457590 : + WildCat! Board 24/7 (337) 232-4155 33.6kBps 8,N,1 Files! - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
