string = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz" n = 12 m = 5 known_char = "q" known_str = "pq" * starting from n characters in and of m length; string len(n - 1) len(m) . output * starting from n characters in, up to the end of the string; string len(n - 1) rem . output * whole string minus last character; string rtab(1) . output * starting from a known character within the string and of m length; string break(known_char) len(m) . output * starting from a known substring <= m within the string and of m length. string (known_str len(m - size(known_str))) . output end