Bash Bash Parameter Expansion Delete a pattern from the beginning of a string
Example
Shortest match:
$ a='I am a string'
$ echo "${a#*a}"
m a string
Longest match:
$ echo "${a##*a}"
string
Shortest match:
$ a='I am a string'
$ echo "${a#*a}"
m a string
Longest match:
$ echo "${a##*a}"
string
