replace delimiter : with '\001' in unix data file

spandu · #1 (**permalink**) 04-22-2006

HI

can any one tell me how to replace a delimiter : with another delimiter '\001' it is a non printable octal character.

thanks in adv

spandu

spandu · #2 (**permalink**) 04-22-2006

actually this need to done on a unix data file

vgersh99 · #3 (**permalink**) 04-22-2006

look into 'man tr'

jim mcnamara · #4 (**permalink**) 04-22-2006

Code:

tr -s ':' '\001' <somefile >newfile

spandu · #5 (**permalink**) 04-25-2006

thanks a lot

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