Re: modifing a path (string)

Using the shell "Remove Large Left Pattern"
The initial assignment
dirF=/dirA/dirB/dirC/dirD/dirF
could be modified using:
echo "./${dirF##*/}"
The output would be:
../dirF

This should work with ksh, dtksh, and bash.

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>I need to modify a path sttring thats in a file and looks like this:
>
> before :
>
> define dirF /dirA/dirB/dirC/dirD/dirF
>
> after
>
> define dirF ./dirF
>
> basically, remove all of the path string except for the last portion
>
> Thanks
>
> RIck