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UNIX : How to split word with multiple delimeters


If multiple delimiters  are present in a string then the below technique can be used to take the required word

Lets say I need to get the word mango.Then

>echo "apple,orange mango-strawberry" | sed 's/[ ,-]/|/g' | cut -d"|" -f1
mango

Use the sed to convert every delimiter to a same one.Use regular expression to convert it in sed.Then cut the required word.


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