#!/bin/bash
s='UA399_GTTTCG_L002_R1_001.file.gz'
awk -F'_' '{print $1"_"$2"_"$3}' <<< "$s"
sed 's/^\([^_]*\(_[^_]*\)\{2\}\).*/\1/' <<< "$s"
cut -d_ -f1,2,3 <<< "$s"
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