Delete a string from a variable using bash

Question

I need to delete string i.e 806 which is returned by a variable

list="${Return_value1}"

which returns values such as "145,606,806", how to delete 806 from the final variable list

Mohsen Dehghankar · Accepted Answer · 2022-06-12 20:16:39Z

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Replace 806 with empty string using this command:

list="${Return_value1/806/}"

output: 145,606,

answered Jun 12, 2022 at 20:16

Mohsen Dehghankar

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bash has a lot of ways to modify a variable's value when expanding it; see section 3.5.3 (Shell Parameter Expansion) in the bash manual.