Bash string cutting with delimiter

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Pattern Matching
In pattern matching, you can match from the left or from the right. The operators, along with their functions and examples, are shown below:

Operator: ${foo#t*is}

Function: deletes the shortest possible match from the left

Example:

$ export foo="this is a test"
$ echo ${foo#t*is}
is a test
$
Operator: ${foo##t*is}

Function: deletes the longest possible match from the left

Example:

$ export foo="this is a test"
$ echo ${foo##t*is}
a test
$
Operator: ${foo%t*st}

Function: deletes the shortest possible match from the right

Example:

$ export foo="this is a test"
$ echo ${foo%t*st}
this is a
$
Operator: ${foo%%t*st}

Function: deletes the longest possible match from the right

Example:

$ export foo="this is a test"
$ echo ${foo%%t*st}

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