return a value

[alhassani54]

I have a variable and I would like to get some of that variable.
For example

${icsdir}=/ics2/db/icssysparms and I would like a new variable abc=ics2

Any help will be appreciated.


Thanks

Kais

 

[jamisar]

???????? what do you want ?????

 

[alhassani54]

I have ${icsdir}="/ics2/db/icssysparms." and I only want ics2 from it.

 

[jamisar]

icsdir=`echo $icsdir | cut -d/ -f2`
you do not need {} and "
ist not wrong, but you never will understand
when tey are needed if you allways use them.

 

[jamisar]

you also can use basename | dirname
see man pages