BEN RITCHEY wrote:
>
> 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)
To which Paul Kraus replied:
> It would be a lot easier to do it with gawk or perl.
And hackob said:
> Use cut and/or gawk
Actually guys, all you need is bash:
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example="long-filename.to.munge.txt"
echo ${example%${example#????????}}.${example##*.}
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Cheers,
Steven
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