08-31-2007
Replace spaces recursively
Hi,
I have a directory with files and sub-directories (sub-directory depth might go upto 5). There will be one or more spaces (continuously or anywhere in the file name) which need to be replaced with HYPHENs. How can i replace all SPACE occurances with HYPHEN in file/dir names recursively. (2 or more continuous occurances of SPACES should be replaced with SINGLE HYPHEN).
Thanks
Prvn
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