using sed to cut file names

[Guest_imported]

Hi, sorry to be asking you again, but I want to cut the file names extensions or main part. is sed suitable for this? ie i want to cut fred.doc to fred, or doc
i have tried
echo $file | sed 's/*\.//' and
echo $file | sed 's/\.*//'
but it wont work, any ideas?
cheers, brian

 

[Krunek]

Hi, brian_walker!

Please, try this awk solution:

awk 'BEGIN { print substr(ARGV[1],1,index(ARGV[1],".&quot - 1) }' argument


Instead of argument put your string. This awk program cuts any characters from . to end of string.

Bye!

KP.

 

[jelf]

Brian

You could also try :

echo $file | cut -d'.' -f1 (for file name)
echo $file | cut -d'.' -f2 (for extention)

John