How can I remove the extension of a filename in a shell script?

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You can also use parameter expansion:

$ filename=foo.txt
$ echo "${filename%.*}"
foo

Just be aware that if there is no file extension, it will look further back for dots, e.g.

  • If the filename only starts with a dot (e.g. .bashrc) it will remove the whole filename.
  • If there’s a dot only in the path (e.g. path.to/myfile or ./myfile), then it will trim inside the path.

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