https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498366#M830643 # VAR1=`basename $VAR` Mon, 26 Feb 2001 18:45:03 GMT James A. Donovan 2001-02-26T18:45:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498365#M830642 Ok, I know I should know how to do this, but apparently I'm brain dead today......<BR /><BR />I have a variable in a script like: VAR=/home/directory/filename<BR /><BR />How do I strip off just filename from $VAR so that VAR1=filename? Mon, 26 Feb 2001 18:40:48 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498365#M830642 Patrick Wallek 2001-02-26T18:40:48Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498366#M830643 # VAR1=`basename $VAR` Mon, 26 Feb 2001 18:45:03 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498366#M830643 James A. Donovan 2001-02-26T18:45:03Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498367#M830644 Thanks Jim. I knew it was something simple and I should have known what it was. Mon, 26 Feb 2001 18:48:44 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498367#M830644 Patrick Wallek 2001-02-26T18:48:44Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498368#M830645 You can also use<BR /> ${VAR##*/}<BR /><BR />This saves a fork of a another process Mon, 26 Feb 2001 19:22:50 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/variable-in-script/m-p/2498368#M830645 Rodney Hills 2001-02-26T19:22:50Z