Synopsis: $ afterw (<word> <text>) $ beforew (<word> <text>) Technical: These functions return their input string, minus all words up to the given word ($ beforew ()) or following the given word ($ afterw ()). They are analogous to $ after () and $ before (), operating on whole words instead of characters. They search only for the first occurrence of the given word. Practical: These return the part of the input text that is before or after the first instance of the given word. This is probably most useful for internal parsing inside scripts; a variable might hold certain parameters, of which only certain ones might be useful at a particular time. If the given word does not appear in the input text, nothing is returned. Returns: afterw: input list after first instance of given word beforew: input list before first instance of given word Examples: $afterw(foobar one two foobar my shoe) returns "my shoe" $afterw(booya one two foobar my shoe) returns "" (empty string) $beforew(foobar one two foobar my shoe) returns "one two" $beforew(booya one two foobar my shoe) returns "" (empty string)
