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how can i replace "(", "\" "+" in a file
i want to replace \ + ) ( in a file with space ..

i can i achive this in a shell script
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Use only tr..
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tr '[()\\+]' " " < file.in > file.out
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its not working


tr "\(|\)|\+|\\" " " a1 > a2


tr: too many arguments
Try `tr --help' for more information.
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its not working


tr "\(|\)|\+|\\" " " a1 > a2


tr: too many arguments
Try `tr --help' for more information.
Code:
tr '[()\\+]' " " < file.in > file.out
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