Hi,
Han Boetes schrieb:
> Michael wrote:
>> I am looking for sh/ksh replacement for the following bash command:
>>
>> $ X="abcdefghi"
>> $ echo ${X:0:2}
>> ab
>
> cut(1)Thanks a lot, sometimes the obvious solutions are the hardest to find... $ X="abcdefghi" $ echo $X | cut -c 1-2 ab :-) Michael

