topic Re: Extract 4 first string's characters in Operating System - Linux https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/extract-4-first-string-s-characters/m-p/5166416#M50499 Thanks Ivan. Very perfect ! Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:23:32 GMT Leo The Cat 2009-03-26T14:23:32Z Extract 4 first string's characters https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/extract-4-first-string-s-characters/m-p/5166414#M50497 Hi All<BR /><BR />How to extract the 4 first characters like this.<BR /><BR />S=abcdefghi....<BR />result: abcd<BR /><BR />Bests regards<BR />Den Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:19:59 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/extract-4-first-string-s-characters/m-p/5166414#M50497 Leo The Cat 2009-03-26T14:19:59Z Re: Extract 4 first string's characters https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/extract-4-first-string-s-characters/m-p/5166415#M50498 # S=abcdefghi<BR /># STRIP=$( echo $S | cut -c 1-4)<BR /># echo $STRIP<BR />abcd<BR /> Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:22:35 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/extract-4-first-string-s-characters/m-p/5166415#M50498 Ivan Ferreira 2009-03-26T14:22:35Z Re: Extract 4 first string's characters https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/extract-4-first-string-s-characters/m-p/5166416#M50499 Thanks Ivan. Very perfect ! Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:23:32 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-linux/extract-4-first-string-s-characters/m-p/5166416#M50499 Leo The Cat 2009-03-26T14:23:32Z