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	gobuki	2010-03-11 , 20:22
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Originally Posted by lma

Try a pattern matching expression, like this:
Code:
if [ "${my#*bc}" != "$my" ]

Just to mention it: this is a bash feature and not supported by standard shells/busybox.
You should really install a shell with better scripting support if you need regex and follow the countless shell-scripting tutorials on the net - unless maybe you want to deploy it elsewhere. Just make sure you're reading a tutorial for the right shell, since shell scripting != shell scripting.

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Last edited by gobuki; 2010-03-11 at 20:29. Reason: added: if you need regex

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