How to Remove First/Last Characters from a Variable in a Shell Script
When working on a Bash or Fish script, there may come a time when you need to remove the first or last few characters from a string variable. While this task might seem straightforward, it can sometimes take longer than expected to figure out the correct solution. In this blog post, we’ll explore how to remove the first or last characters from a variable in a shell script. Removing the First Characters To remove the first n characters from a string variable, you can use the cut command in combination with command substitution....