UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

echo '\\server1\source\path\needed_files' | sed -e 's!\\!/!g' | sed -e 's!^//!/!' | sed -e 's!\(/server1/source/path\)\(.*\)!/home/$USER/mount/server1\2!'

/home/$USER/mount/server1/needed_files

win2linx () { 
echo '$1' | sed -e 's!\\!/!g' | sed -e 's!^//!/!' | sed -e 's!\(/server1/source/path\)\(.*\)!/home/$USER/mount/server1\2!'
}

$ win2linx \\server1\source\path\needed_files
$ $1

$ a='\\some\where \a\n\t'
$ echo "$a"
\\some\where \a\n\t

win2linx '\\server1\source\path\needed_files'

win2linx \\server1\source\path\needed_files

echo \\\\server1\\source\\path\\needed_files

 $ win2linx <path>

 $ win2linx '<path>'

read -r -p'Enter a path: ' path
echo "$path"