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Old 02-04-2010, 03:55 AM   #1
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validity of a variable

How do i check if a string entered by a user starts with a particular pattern or not??

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Old 02-04-2010, 04:10 AM   #2
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What programming langauge?
 
Old 02-04-2010, 04:30 AM   #3
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shell scripting...

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Code:
case "$var" in
     mystring* )
         echo 'Got it!'
         ;;
     * )
         echo 'You must be joking!'
esac
 
  


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