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Old 02-06-2020
Replace character in shell scripting

Hi,

I need to replace the space " " with underscore "_" using shell scripting. The data are inside the text file. Is there are any simple code to that.?
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Old 02-06-2020
Yes, you might consider to look at sed.

See for example:

https://www.unix.com/man-page/centos/1/sed/

You can also search the site for many answers.
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Old 02-06-2020
For single chars, tr is more obvious choice.

Give it a shot, and get back here if you get stuck, showing your attempts.

Regards
Peasant.
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Old 02-07-2020
Hi All,

Thanks, I used SED and it works perfectly.
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