[root@localhostSHELL]# NAME="ni hao, ming tian"
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo $NAME
ni hao, ming tian
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME}
ni hao, ming tian
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${#NAME}17
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME:3}
hao, ming tian
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME:3:6}
hao, m
[root@localhostSHELL]#
[root@localhostSHELL]# NAME="I am a student student"
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME//student/teacher}I am a teacher teacher
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME/#student/teacher}I am a student student
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME/%student/teacher}I am a student teacher
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME/%I am /teacher}I am a student student
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME/#I am /teacher}
teachera student student
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo ${NAME/#I am a/teacher}
teacher student student
[root@localhostSHELL]# echo $NAMEI am a student student
[root@localhostSHELL]#