Simple string related question

[q-bertsuit]

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Hi!

I'm trying to write a bash script, and wondering what the best way of manipulation a returned string is.

A variable $scriptString that stores the stdout of a command i run, can end up containing either "Build OK" or "Build failed. Creator: somename"

I want to check if $scriptString contains "Build failed" and then grab "somename" and store it in a new variable. I'm not sure how to get at it though. This is where I'm at now:

if [[ "$scriptString == *Build failed*"]]; then

fi

What should I do in the if statement to extract "somename" ?

Thanks!

[tpl]

something like this might work:

if [[ "$scriptString == *Build failed*"]]; then
echo $scriptString | cut -d: -f2
fi

[q-bertsuit]

Thanks alot! Just what I was looking for.