foo=/tmp/my.dir/filename.tar.gz
We can use these expressions:
path = ${foo%/*}
To get: /tmp/my.dir (like dirname)
file = ${foo##*/}
To get: filename.tar.gz (like basename)
base = ${file%%.*}
To get: filename
ext = ${file#*.}
To get: tar.gz
Note that the last two depend on the assignment made in the second one
Here we notice two different "operators" being used inside the parameters (curly braces). Those are the # and the % operators. We also see them used as single characters and in pairs. This gives us four combinations for trimming patterns off the beginning or end of a string:
${variable%pattern}
Trim the shortest match from the end
${variable##pattern}
Trim the longest match from the beginning
${variable%%pattern}
Trim the longest match from the end
${variable#pattern}
Trim the shortest match from the beginning