🧵 Bash String Manipulation

Bash provides nifty ways to slice, transform, and analyze strings. Here’s how you can work with strings effectively.

📚 Common String Operations

• ${var#pattern} — Remove shortest match from front
• ${var##pattern} — Remove longest match from front
• ${var%pattern} — Remove shortest match from end
• ${var%%pattern} — Remove longest match from end
• ${#var} — Get string length
• ${var:offset:length} — Extract substring
• ${var/pattern/replacement} — Replace first occurrence
• ${var//pattern/replacement} — Replace all occurrences

🖥️ Try Simulated Commands