Zenity: get selected filename without its path
I need zenity to put a selected filename into a variable without its path.
What I have now is
file_to_copy="$(zenity --file-selection --title='Select a File')"
echo $file_to_copy
then prints
/home/blades/Scripts/openwrt-vpn-renew/ze.sh
I wanted to just print ze.sh.
command-line zenity
edited Dec 16 '18 at 18:15
Zanna
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asked Dec 16 '18 at 11:23
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I need zenity to put a selected filename into a variable without its path.
What I have now is
file_to_copy="$(zenity --file-selection --title='Select a File')"
echo $file_to_copy
then prints
/home/blades/Scripts/openwrt-vpn-renew/ze.sh
I wanted to just print ze.sh.
command-line zenity
edited Dec 16 '18 at 18:15
Zanna
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asked Dec 16 '18 at 11:23
bladesblades
357
3
Do you really needzenityto provide this natively? can you not just use"${file_to_copy##*/}"(or use thebasenamecommand)?
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 11:29
steeldriver yes that's it. "${file_to_copy##*/}" Thanx so much.
– blades
Dec 16 '18 at 11:37
1
@steeldriver I wanted to close this as a duplicate but it is over on Stack Overflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/2664740/…. Could you post an answer here that can be accepted? (Ping me and I'll up-vote :))
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 16 '18 at 15:31
@WinEunuuchs2Unix done - please see below
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
1
Possible duplicate of Bash: get current working directory name, but not full path
– wjandrea
Dec 16 '18 at 17:04
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I need zenity to put a selected filename into a variable without its path.
What I have now is
file_to_copy="$(zenity --file-selection --title='Select a File')"
echo $file_to_copy
then prints
/home/blades/Scripts/openwrt-vpn-renew/ze.sh
I wanted to just print ze.sh.
command-line zenity
edited Dec 16 '18 at 18:15
Zanna
50.3k13133241
asked Dec 16 '18 at 11:23
bladesblades
357
I need zenity to put a selected filename into a variable without its path.
What I have now is
file_to_copy="$(zenity --file-selection --title='Select a File')"
echo $file_to_copy
then prints
/home/blades/Scripts/openwrt-vpn-renew/ze.sh
I wanted to just print ze.sh.
command-line zenity
command-line zenity
edited Dec 16 '18 at 18:15
Zanna
50.3k13133241
asked Dec 16 '18 at 11:23
bladesblades
357
edited Dec 16 '18 at 18:15
Zanna
50.3k13133241
asked Dec 16 '18 at 11:23
bladesblades
357
edited Dec 16 '18 at 18:15
Zanna
50.3k13133241
edited Dec 16 '18 at 18:15
Zanna
50.3k13133241
edited Dec 16 '18 at 18:15
Zanna
50.3k13133241
50.3k13133241
asked Dec 16 '18 at 11:23
bladesblades
357
asked Dec 16 '18 at 11:23
bladesblades
357
asked Dec 16 '18 at 11:23
bladesblades
357
357
3
Do you really needzenityto provide this natively? can you not just use"${file_to_copy##*/}"(or use thebasenamecommand)?
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 11:29
steeldriver yes that's it. "${file_to_copy##*/}" Thanx so much.
– blades
Dec 16 '18 at 11:37
1
@steeldriver I wanted to close this as a duplicate but it is over on Stack Overflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/2664740/…. Could you post an answer here that can be accepted? (Ping me and I'll up-vote :))
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 16 '18 at 15:31
@WinEunuuchs2Unix done - please see below
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
1
Possible duplicate of Bash: get current working directory name, but not full path
– wjandrea
Dec 16 '18 at 17:04
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Do you really needzenityto provide this natively? can you not just use"${file_to_copy##*/}"(or use thebasenamecommand)?
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 11:29
steeldriver yes that's it. "${file_to_copy##*/}" Thanx so much.
– blades
Dec 16 '18 at 11:37
1
@steeldriver I wanted to close this as a duplicate but it is over on Stack Overflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/2664740/…. Could you post an answer here that can be accepted? (Ping me and I'll up-vote :))
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 16 '18 at 15:31
@WinEunuuchs2Unix done - please see below
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
1
Possible duplicate of Bash: get current working directory name, but not full path
– wjandrea
Dec 16 '18 at 17:04
3
3
Do you really need
zenity to provide this natively? can you not just use "${file_to_copy##*/}" (or use the basename command)?– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 11:29
Do you really need
zenity to provide this natively? can you not just use "${file_to_copy##*/}" (or use the basename command)?– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 11:29
steeldriver yes that's it. "${file_to_copy##*/}" Thanx so much.
– blades
Dec 16 '18 at 11:37
steeldriver yes that's it. "${file_to_copy##*/}" Thanx so much.
– blades
Dec 16 '18 at 11:37
1
1
@steeldriver I wanted to close this as a duplicate but it is over on Stack Overflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/2664740/…. Could you post an answer here that can be accepted? (Ping me and I'll up-vote :))
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 16 '18 at 15:31
@steeldriver I wanted to close this as a duplicate but it is over on Stack Overflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/2664740/…. Could you post an answer here that can be accepted? (Ping me and I'll up-vote :))
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 16 '18 at 15:31
@WinEunuuchs2Unix done - please see below
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
@WinEunuuchs2Unix done - please see below
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
1
1
Possible duplicate of Bash: get current working directory name, but not full path
– wjandrea
Dec 16 '18 at 17:04
Possible duplicate of Bash: get current working directory name, but not full path
– wjandrea
Dec 16 '18 at 17:04
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If you don't absolutely need zenity to provide this functionality for you, then you can easily do it in the shell, either using parameter expansion
file_to_copy=${file_to_copy##*/}
where ##*/ refers to the longest leading string matching */, or using the basename utility
file_to_copy=$(basename "$file_to_copy")
answered Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
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If you don't absolutely need zenity to provide this functionality for you, then you can easily do it in the shell, either using parameter expansion
file_to_copy=${file_to_copy##*/}
where ##*/ refers to the longest leading string matching */, or using the basename utility
file_to_copy=$(basename "$file_to_copy")
answered Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
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If you don't absolutely need zenity to provide this functionality for you, then you can easily do it in the shell, either using parameter expansion
file_to_copy=${file_to_copy##*/}
where ##*/ refers to the longest leading string matching */, or using the basename utility
file_to_copy=$(basename "$file_to_copy")
answered Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
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If you don't absolutely need zenity to provide this functionality for you, then you can easily do it in the shell, either using parameter expansion
file_to_copy=${file_to_copy##*/}
where ##*/ refers to the longest leading string matching */, or using the basename utility
file_to_copy=$(basename "$file_to_copy")
answered Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
steeldriversteeldriver
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If you don't absolutely need zenity to provide this functionality for you, then you can easily do it in the shell, either using parameter expansion
file_to_copy=${file_to_copy##*/}
where ##*/ refers to the longest leading string matching */, or using the basename utility
file_to_copy=$(basename "$file_to_copy")
answered Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
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Do you really need
zenityto provide this natively? can you not just use"${file_to_copy##*/}"(or use thebasenamecommand)?– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 11:29
steeldriver yes that's it. "${file_to_copy##*/}" Thanx so much.
– blades
Dec 16 '18 at 11:37
1
@steeldriver I wanted to close this as a duplicate but it is over on Stack Overflow: stackoverflow.com/questions/2664740/…. Could you post an answer here that can be accepted? (Ping me and I'll up-vote :))
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 16 '18 at 15:31
@WinEunuuchs2Unix done - please see below
– steeldriver
Dec 16 '18 at 16:06
1
Possible duplicate of Bash: get current working directory name, but not full path
– wjandrea
Dec 16 '18 at 17:04