I should clarify also that ## removes the prefix. %% removes the suffix.
Both are useful. Read your shell's manpage for full details.

On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 1:36 PM Russell Senior <[email protected]>
wrote:

> The $(FOO##BAR} syntax removes BAR from $FOO, so modify BAR to match want
> you want removed.
>
> On Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 1:32 PM Rich Shepard <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 8 Feb 2019, Russell Senior wrote:
>>
>> > It won't look exactly right, fwiw.
>>
>> Russell,
>>
>> True. The initial underscore remains. Will futz until it's gone. Robert's
>> suggested use of rename worked for him, but not for me for some unknown
>> reason.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Rich
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