On 21/02/12 15:48, lina wrote:
Sorry a bit off-topic, but I am stuck with how to tr (googled some ways out, still not work) NELSON ARISPE, EDUARDO ROJAS, AND HARVEY B. POLLARD into Nelson Arispe, Eduardo Rojas, and Harvey B. Pollard Here is what I came up with so far: echo "NELSON ARISPE, EDUARDO ROJAS, AND HARVEY B. POLLARD" | sed 's/\([A-Z]\)\([A-Z]+\)/\1\L\2/g' not work. Thanks with best regards,
Coursework, Lina? You were nearly there :)The "+" form for one or more characters is not supported by sed. This works :
sed 's/\([A-Z]\)\([A-Z]*\)/\1\L\2/g' You can sort out the problem with AND for yourself! -- Tony van der Hoff | mailto:tony@vanderhoff.org Buckinghamshire, England |