Strip the File Name Suffix off a Bash Variable

Suppose you have a bash variable storing a file name, say x =file.jpg

You can use this substitution command in order to strip out the file suffix off the string:

1	echo ${x%.*}

The output will be the base name of the file without the suffix.

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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 Bash

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