[ale] Removing blanks

Geoffrey lists at serioustechnology.com
Fri Jan 22 11:59:02 EST 2010


Robert L. Harris wrote:
> Sed -e's/ */x/' < file.txt > fileout.txt
> 
> I believe that will change one or mor spaces into an x. If you want a  
> one to one substitution, remove the *.

Tr example will replace all spaces.

> 
> :wq!
> --
>    Robert L. Harris
> 
> On Jan 22, 2010, at 9:22, Terry Bailey <terry at bitlinx.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know how to use either a command or batch file to change
>> all the blanks in a file name to another character?
>>
>> I thought maybe sed would work, but if so, I have not been able to
>> figure it out.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Terry Bailey
>>
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