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Old 09-17-2013
Add white space
hi guys

how can i add spacein file name with sed if strings have no space around dash

input
Code:
19-20  
( 18-19 )
ABC-EFG

output after add white space
Code:
19 - 20 
(18 - 19 )
ABC  - EFG

thx in advance
Last edited by Scott; 09-17-2013 at 02:26 AM.. Reason: Code tags
# 2  
Old 09-17-2013
Code:
$ sed -e 's/\([^ ]\)-/\1 -/g' -e 's/-\([^ ]\)/- \1/' infile > outfile

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Old 09-17-2013
Code:
awk '{gsub(/ /,x);gsub(/-/," - ")}1' file
19 - 20
(18 - 19)
ABC - EFG

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