Remove from

remove_from

cut

1 Bash

STR="hello\nworld"
echo -e $STR | cut -f1 -dr
# hello
# wo

STR="hello\nworld"
STR2=`echo $STR | cut -f1 -dr`
echo -e $STR2
# hello
# wo

• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4168371/how-can-i-remove-all-text-after-a-character-in-bash

2 See also

• remove_until