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sanat
sanat

Reputation: 91

Dos batch file how to do string replacement

HI i am very new to DOS batch shell scripting, i would like to know how to do string replacement, i had str1 with / i need to replace / with _(underscore) but not at front

set str1=/a/b/c/d

set str2=%str1:/=_%

returns me _a_b_c_d but i need a_b_c_d

Thanks, Sanat.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 717

Answers (1)

Stephan
Stephan

Reputation: 56228

to remove the first character from a string, use:

set str3=%str2:~1%

In fact, you don't have to use different variables. The following lines work fine:

set str=/a/b/c/d
set str=%str:/=_% 
set str=%str:~1%

Upvotes: 3

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