Given this variable in tcsh:
set i = ~/foo/bar.c
how can I get just the directory part of $i?
~/foo
Given this variable in tcsh: set i = ~/foo/bar.c how can I get just
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Given this variable in tcsh:
set i = ~/foo/bar.c
how can I get just the directory part of $i?
~/foo
If your system provides a ‘dirname’ command you could:
Note the missing $ in front of the variable name. This solution is shell agnostic though.