How to remove the first/last characters from a variable in a shell script#

Removing the First Character#

To remove the first character from a variable, use the following syntax:

variable="example"
variable="${variable:1}"
echo $variable

Removing the Last Character#

To remove the last character from a variable, use the following syntax:

variable="example"
variable="${variable::-1}"
echo $variable

Conclusion#

By using these methods, you can easily remove the first or last characters from a variable in a shell script. This can be useful for various text processing tasks.