From 35d37a79c1d4807b6b30f3bddae867ef16947f7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Wittamore Date: Sat, 17 May 2025 09:25:17 +0200 Subject: update --- string_manipulation.md | 28 ---------------------------- 1 file changed, 28 deletions(-) delete mode 100644 string_manipulation.md (limited to 'string_manipulation.md') diff --git a/string_manipulation.md b/string_manipulation.md deleted file mode 100644 index b3e15ab..0000000 --- a/string_manipulation.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,28 +0,0 @@ -\# Bash string manipulation cheatsheet # https://gist.github.com/magnetikonline/90d6fe30fc247ef110a1 - -| Assignment | | -| --- | --- | -| Assign `value` to `variable` if `variable` is not already set, `value` is returned.

Combine with a `:` no-op to discard/ignore return `value`. | `${variable="value"}`
`: ${variable="value"}` | -| Removal | | -| Delete shortest match of `needle` from front of `haystack`. | `${haystack#needle}` | -| Delete longest match of `needle` from front of `haystack`. | `${haystack##needle}` | -| Delete shortest match of `needle` from back of `haystack`. | `${haystack%needle}` | -| Delete longest match of `needle` from back of `haystack`. | `${haystack%%needle}` | -| Replacement | | -| Replace first match of `needle` with `replacement` from `haystack`. | `${haystack/needle/replacement}` | -| Replace all matches of `needle` with `replacement` from `haystack`. | `${haystack//needle/replacement}` | -| If `needle` matches front of `haystack` replace with `replacement`. | `${haystack/#needle/replacement}` | -| If `needle` matches back of `haystack` replace with `replacement`. | `${haystack/%needle/replacement}` | -| Substitution | | -| If `variable` not set, return `value`, else `variable`. | `${variable-value}` | -| If `variable` not set _or_ empty, return `value`, else `variable`. | `${variable:-value}` | -| If `variable` set, return `value`, else null string. | `${variable+value}` | -| If `variable` set _and_ not empty, return `value`, else null string. | `${variable:+value}` | -| Extraction | | -| Extract `length` characters from `variable` starting at `position`. | `${variable:position:length}` | -| Return string length of `variable`. | `${#variable}` | -| Escaping | | -| Single quotes inside a single quoted string. | `echo 'Don'\''t break my escape!'` | -| Indirection | | -| Return value of variable name held in `indirect`, else `value`. | `indirect="apple"`
`apple="fruit"`
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