Re:RE: {bb} Need some SED assistance...

[Mark.Deiss@acs-gsg.com]

How about much shorter version:

echo $BBALPHAMSG | sed -e "s/CST.*//"

The "-e" is not strictly necessary. All the pattern operation does is look for
any pattern beginning with "CST" and replaces everything including "CST" and
beyond on the same line with a null. The front end of the line before the "CST"
should be left intact. If you have a space in front of the CST (what do I
know....) that you also want to get rid of, then try:

echo $BBALPHAMSG | sed -e "s/ CST.*//"

____________________Reply Separator____________________
Subject:    RE: {bb} Need some SED assistance... 
Author: <bb@bb4.com>
Date:       12/28/1999 3:04 PM

On Tue, 28 Dec 1999, William B. Meloney VII wrote:
> Thanks for your assistance...You are the only one to respond thus far...
> 
> I attempted to use your suggestion in the following manner -
> 
>  echo $BBALPHAMSG | sed "s/\(.*\)CST/\1/"
> 
> prior to sending it to qpage.  It successfully removed the "CST" from the
> string but did not truncate it at that point.
> 
> Suggestions?
Try this instead
 echo $BBALPHAMSG | sed "s/\(.*\)CST\(.*\)/\1/"

> 
> Thanks
> 
> - Bill
> 
> > > In order to appease the manglement types I need to reduce the
> > > ${BBALPHAMSG} to only that which comes _before_ "CST"
> >
> > sed 's/\(.*\)CST/\1/'
> >

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