On Thu, 2003-12-18 at 13:10, Jake McHenry wrote: > This is probably really simple for u guys.. I need a one liner to > basically do the same as explode in php. Here is the input to the > command: > > Oneliner | grep 'whatever' * > > What will be actually being passed to sed or whatever will look like > this: > > 203lkjasdf:alsdkfjalskjf > > I only need the first part, before the colon. I could make up a php > script very easly explode(":", $input); but I would like to just have > a short command instead of a separate script. cut -f 1 -d : example... $ echo "203lkjasdf:alsdkfjalskjf" | cut -f 1 -d : 203lkjasdf -- "An opinion is like an asshole - everybody has one." - Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, The Dead Pool - 1988. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list