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How to left and right strip at the same time?

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Mar 15, 20261382 views
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Problem

I use and to remove prefix and postfix of string. How can I do them at once instead of two.

Error Output

$ x=2012-hello.jpg
$ y=${x#*-}
$ z=${y%.*}
$ echo $z
hello

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It is not possible with parameter expansion, but it is possible with regular expression matching:

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