#!/bin/sh MYFOOD="chickensoup.tar.gz" echo "Does myfood ${MYFOOD%%.*} equal chickensoup" echo "Does myfood ${MYFOOD%.*} equal chickensoup.tar" echo "Does myfood ${MYFOOD#*.} equal tar.gz" echo "Does myfood ${MYFOOD##*.} equal gz" echo "Does myfood ${MYFOOD:0:5} equal chick" echo "Does myfood ${MYFOOD:7:4} equal soup"