xyz@Gentoo:~$ str="administrator,why,main,share,appelate"
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str#a*r}
ator,why,main,share,appelate
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str##a*r}
e,appelate
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str%a*a}
administrator,why,main,share,appelate
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str%,*a}
administrator,why,main,share,appelate
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str%why*appelate}
administrator,
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str%w*appelate}
administrator,
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str%h*appelate}
administrator,why,main,s
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str%,*appelate}
administrator,why,main,share
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str%%,*appelate}
administrator
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str/why/hehe}
administrator,hehe,main,share,appelate
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str}
administrator,why,main,share,appelate
xyz@Gentoo:~$ str=$str",why"
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo $str
administrator,why,main,share,appelate,why
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str/why/hehe}
administrator,hehe,main,share,appelate,why
xyz@Gentoo:~$ echo ${str//why/hehe}
administrator,hehe,main,share,appelate,hehe