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Match the first character of $desktop
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current-desktop.sh
#!/bin/bash
desktops=$(wmctrl -d | awk '{ print $2":"$10 }')
for desktop in $desktops
do
# example output of $desktop: -Work or *Leisure
if [[ $(echo $desktop | cut -c1-1) = '*' ]]; then
echo $desktop | cut -c3-
fi
done
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