How to get second string using bash [duplicate]

Question

How do I get the second string in

TE-2025|2bc80a34b83d11289a352f7d8a2e47204c283b4f|test|

using bash?

that is 2bc80a34b83d11289a352f7d8a2e47204c283b4f

This is not a duplicate. I want to get the second string not the first!

Where's the data stored? In a file? In a string variable? IFS may be part of the answer — or fancy options to read. Or you can use cut, awk, sed, perl, python, … or shell parameter expansion with the substitute variations. — Jonathan Leffler
– Jonathan Leffler, Commented Sep 1, 2016 at 22:07
Ahh -- stackoverflow.com/questions/38927646/… -- very slightly different question about the same data (and data format), but my answer there does describe how to perform the exact operation requested here. — Charles Duffy
– Charles Duffy, Commented Sep 1, 2016 at 22:10

Charles Duffy · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-01 22:09:18Z

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IFS='|' read -r first second _ <<<'PR-2025|2bc80a34b83d11289a352f7d8a2e47204c283b4f|test|'
echo "$second"

answered Sep 1, 2016 at 22:09

Charles Duffy

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