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["David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Friday 24 July 2009 08:19:24 am Randall R Schulz wrote:
> > #!/bin/bash --norc
> > tmp=$(stty -a)
> > tmp=${tmp##*rows\ }
> > rows=${tmp%%;*}
> > tmp=${tmp##*columns\ }
> > cols=${tmp%%;*}
> > echo "rows: $rows; cols: $cols"
> >
> >       Now it they just don't change the output format of stty -a....
>
> There is a generalized substitution variant of the variable expansion 
> syntax that is a that can strip content from around (from both sides) 
> in a single expansion. That would clean up the foregoing code.

Hmm, I'll have to wade the frigid waters of man bash again...

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