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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers substitute (') Post 302550129 by cosmologist on Wednesday 24th of August 2011 06:39:26 PM
Old 08-24-2011
substitute (')

I usually use :

Code:
awk '{gsub(/xxx/,"yyy");print}'
to substitute xxx with yyy.

I have a problem substitute an expression like

Code:
x ' y
Because of the ( ' )

Any idea on how to get over this problem?

Thanks
 

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hp-makeuri(1)							   User Manuals 						     hp-makeuri(1)

NAME
hp-makeuri - Device URI Creation Utility DESCRIPTION
Creates device URIs for local and network connected printers for use with CUPS. SYNOPSIS
hp-makeuri [OPTIONS] [SERIAL NO.|USB ID|IP|DEVNODE] SERIAL NO.|USB ID|IP|DEVNODE USB IDs (usb only): "xxx:yyy" where xxx is the USB bus ID and yyy is the USB device ID. The ':' and all leading zeroes must be present. (Use the 'lsusb' command to obtain this information. See Note 1.) IPs (network only): IPv4 address "a.b.c.d" or "hostname" DEVNODE (parallel only): "/dev/parportX", X=0,1,2,... SERIAL NO. (usb and parallel only): "serial no." OPTIONS
To specify the port on a multi-port JetDirect: -p<port> or --port=<port> (Valid values are 1*, 2, and 3. *default) Show the CUPS URI only (quiet mode): -c or --cups Show the SANE URI only (quiet mode): -s or --sane Show the HP Fax URI only (quiet mode): -f or --fax Set the logging level: -l<level> or --logging=<level> <level>: none, info*, error, warn, debug (*default) Run in debug mode: -g (same as option: -ldebug) This help information: -h or --help EXAMPLES
USB: $ hp-makeuri 001:002 Network: $ hp-makeuri 66.35.250.209 Parallel: $ hp-makeuri /dev/parport0 USB or parallel (using serial number): $ hp-makeuri US123456789 NOTES
1. Example using 'lsusb' to obtain USB bus ID and USB device ID (example only, the values you obtain will differ) : $ lsusb Bus 003 Device 011: ID 03f0:c202 Hewlett-Packard $ hp-makeuri 003:011 (Note: You may have to run 'lsusb' from /sbin or another location. Use '$ locate lsusb' to determine this.) SEE ALSO
hp-setup AUTHOR
HPLIP (Hewlett-Packard Linux Imaging and Printing) is an HP developed solution for printing, scanning, and faxing with HP inkjet and laser based printers in Linux. REPORTING BUGS
The HPLIP Launchpad.net site https://launchpad.net/hplip is available to get help, report bugs, make suggestions, discuss the HPLIP project or otherwise contact the HPLIP Team. COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2001-14 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to distribute it under certain conditions. See COPYING file for more details. Linux 5.0 hp-makeuri(1)
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