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subtract strings in Linux

In Linux, you can manipulate strings using various commands and tools. To subtract or extract parts of a string, you might use tools like cut, awk, or string manipulation in scripting languages like Bash or Python.

  1. Extracting a Specific Range of Characters from a String:
   $ echo "Linux is amazing" | cut -c3-8
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Output: nux is

  1. Extracting the First Word from a String:
   $ echo "Tech skills matter" | awk '{print $1}'
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Output: Tech

  1. Extracting Text Based on a Delimiter:
   $ echo "Alpha|Beta|Gamma" | cut -d'|' -f2
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Output: Beta

Besides that, we summarized 5 ways to subtract strings in Linux. Hope you like it.

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