Janis Papanagnou wrote:

> CAPTION=$( basename "$filename" .jpg )
>
> or using shell builtins instead of costly external processes...
>
> CAPTION=${filename%.jpg}
>
>
> Janis

Worked like a charm. Thanks.
Where would I go to read/learn about some of this stuff. A google search
did not turn up any interesting leads.
Is there a better place than 'info coreutilities'? Does this cover builtins?

Thanks again.
Dave


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