07-15-2016
Replacing string/special characters using a 'conversion' table
Hi,
Does anyone know if there is a script or program available out there that uses a conversion table to replace special characters from a file?
I am trying to remove some special characters from a file but there are several unprintable/control characters that some I need to remove but some I need to replace with 1/2/3 spaces instead.
For example, I want to replace CTRL-I with an underscore, tabs with 3 spaces, CTRL-M with UNIX's newline etc.
I thought it will be easier to have a conversion table that I can use to do this instead of using tr? I need to make the changes in some kind of sequence too, i.e. do the CTRL-I's first, then the tab, etc.
Anyway, here's hoping someone has done this before or know of any script/program that does it.
Any reply much appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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LEARN ABOUT SUNOS
gucharmap
gnome-character-map(1) User Commands gnome-character-map(1)
NAME
gnome-character-map, gucharmap - insert special characters into a document
SYNOPSIS
gnome-character-map [--font=string]
DESCRIPTION
The Character Map application enables you to select characters from a character table, then combine the characters into a text string with
standard characters. You can insert the text string that you create into other applications, such as text editor documents.
Character Map provides accented characters, mathematical symbols, special symbols, and punctuation marks. Many of the characters are not
available on a standard keyboard.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
--font=string Specify the font name and point size that you want to use to display the characters in the character table, when you start
Character Map.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Launching Character Map
example% gnome-character-map
Example 2: Launching Character Map With Specified Font Name and Point Size
example% gnome-character-map --font="bitstream vera sans italic 20"
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 Application exited successfully
>0 Application exited with failure
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gnome-character-map Executable for Character Map.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-character-map |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |External |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
Character Map Manual
Latest version of the GNOME Desktop User Guide for your platform.
NOTES
Written by Glynn Foster, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2003.
SunOS 5.10 20 Jan 2004 gnome-character-map(1)