use sed to replace each white space with a backslash
just want to escape spaces in windows filepath. I'm trying thisecho "111 1111 "| sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g" that only match spaces but do not replace.
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just want to escape spaces in windows filepath. I'm trying thisecho "111 1111 "| sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g" that only match spaces but do not replace.
command-line text-processing sed windows-subsystem-for-linux
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I agree, the title is misleading ;-) But "ecran[sic] spaces in ... filepath" is pretty clear.echo "111 1111 "has a fixed number of whitespace, so I don't really get your quesiton.
– RoVo
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just want to escape spaces in windows filepath. I'm trying thisecho "111 1111 "| sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g" that only match spaces but do not replace.
command-line text-processing sed windows-subsystem-for-linux
asked Dec 14 at 14:37
Yurij
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just want to escape spaces in windows filepath. I'm trying thisecho "111 1111 "| sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g" that only match spaces but do not replace.
command-line text-processing sed windows-subsystem-for-linux
command-line text-processing sed windows-subsystem-for-linux
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Yurij
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I agree, the title is misleading ;-) But "ecran[sic] spaces in ... filepath" is pretty clear.echo "111 1111 "has a fixed number of whitespace, so I don't really get your quesiton.
– RoVo
Dec 14 at 14:53
add a comment |
I agree, the title is misleading ;-) But "ecran[sic] spaces in ... filepath" is pretty clear.echo "111 1111 "has a fixed number of whitespace, so I don't really get your quesiton.
– RoVo
Dec 14 at 14:53
I agree, the title is misleading ;-) But "ecran[sic] spaces in ... filepath" is pretty clear.
echo "111 1111 " has a fixed number of whitespace, so I don't really get your quesiton.– RoVo
Dec 14 at 14:53
I agree, the title is misleading ;-) But "ecran[sic] spaces in ... filepath" is pretty clear.
echo "111 1111 " has a fixed number of whitespace, so I don't really get your quesiton.– RoVo
Dec 14 at 14:53
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If you use double quotes, bash interprets \ and outputs which is then again interpreted from sed together with the following space to just the space.
So you need one more backslash:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g"
but better to use single quotes to prevent the bash interpreting:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e 's/[[:space:]]/\ /g'
Output:
111 1111
Alternative method:
If you have the file path as a variable, you can use Shell methods:
path="111 1111 "
echo ${path// /\ }
answered Dec 14 at 14:44
RoVo
6,8351740
What would the out put be like?
– George Udosen
Dec 14 at 14:47
+1 for Alternative method.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 14 at 23:57
nice method with variable, thanks. It is useful for my .bashrc
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 14:53
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[[:space:]] doesn’t match just spaces but rather all whitespace characters including tabs and line breaks. If you really want that, GNU sed (like in Ubuntu) has the shorthand class s for it:
sed 's_s_\&_g'
This substitutes every (g) whitespace character (s, matches spaces, tabs and newlines embedded in the pattern/hold spaces) in every line with a backslash (\) and itself – & is the whole matched pattern. I use a different delimiter because slashes and backslashes always look confusing together; s/s/\&/g is of course valid as well.
If you want to replace only space characters, rather use:
sed 's_ _\&_g'
Example run
$ echo "111 1111 " | sed 's_ _\&_g'
111 1111
For further reading on character classes see here on regular-expressions.info.
answered Dec 14 at 19:48
dessert
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Thanks, it works too. an unusual form of regex. not so widely common?
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 15:01
@Yurij I didn’t use any regex, do you mean&for the entire matched pattern? That’s actually quite common…
– dessert
Dec 15 at 15:13
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If you use double quotes, bash interprets \ and outputs which is then again interpreted from sed together with the following space to just the space.
So you need one more backslash:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g"
but better to use single quotes to prevent the bash interpreting:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e 's/[[:space:]]/\ /g'
Output:
111 1111
Alternative method:
If you have the file path as a variable, you can use Shell methods:
path="111 1111 "
echo ${path// /\ }
answered Dec 14 at 14:44
RoVo
6,8351740
What would the out put be like?
– George Udosen
Dec 14 at 14:47
+1 for Alternative method.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 14 at 23:57
nice method with variable, thanks. It is useful for my .bashrc
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 14:53
add a comment |
If you use double quotes, bash interprets \ and outputs which is then again interpreted from sed together with the following space to just the space.
So you need one more backslash:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g"
but better to use single quotes to prevent the bash interpreting:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e 's/[[:space:]]/\ /g'
Output:
111 1111
Alternative method:
If you have the file path as a variable, you can use Shell methods:
path="111 1111 "
echo ${path// /\ }
answered Dec 14 at 14:44
RoVo
6,8351740
What would the out put be like?
– George Udosen
Dec 14 at 14:47
+1 for Alternative method.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 14 at 23:57
nice method with variable, thanks. It is useful for my .bashrc
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 14:53
add a comment |
If you use double quotes, bash interprets \ and outputs which is then again interpreted from sed together with the following space to just the space.
So you need one more backslash:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g"
but better to use single quotes to prevent the bash interpreting:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e 's/[[:space:]]/\ /g'
Output:
111 1111
Alternative method:
If you have the file path as a variable, you can use Shell methods:
path="111 1111 "
echo ${path// /\ }
answered Dec 14 at 14:44
RoVo
6,8351740
If you use double quotes, bash interprets \ and outputs which is then again interpreted from sed together with the following space to just the space.
So you need one more backslash:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e "s/[[:space:]]/\ /g"
but better to use single quotes to prevent the bash interpreting:
echo "111 1111 " | sed -e 's/[[:space:]]/\ /g'
Output:
111 1111
Alternative method:
If you have the file path as a variable, you can use Shell methods:
path="111 1111 "
echo ${path// /\ }
answered Dec 14 at 14:44
RoVo
6,8351740
edited Dec 14 at 15:01
answered Dec 14 at 14:44
RoVo
6,8351740
answered Dec 14 at 14:44
RoVo
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answered Dec 14 at 14:44
RoVo
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6,8351740
What would the out put be like?
– George Udosen
Dec 14 at 14:47
+1 for Alternative method.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 14 at 23:57
nice method with variable, thanks. It is useful for my .bashrc
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 14:53
add a comment |
What would the out put be like?
– George Udosen
Dec 14 at 14:47
+1 for Alternative method.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 14 at 23:57
nice method with variable, thanks. It is useful for my .bashrc
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 14:53
What would the out put be like?
– George Udosen
Dec 14 at 14:47
What would the out put be like?
– George Udosen
Dec 14 at 14:47
+1 for Alternative method.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 14 at 23:57
+1 for Alternative method.
– WinEunuuchs2Unix
Dec 14 at 23:57
nice method with variable, thanks. It is useful for my .bashrc
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 14:53
nice method with variable, thanks. It is useful for my .bashrc
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 14:53
add a comment |
[[:space:]] doesn’t match just spaces but rather all whitespace characters including tabs and line breaks. If you really want that, GNU sed (like in Ubuntu) has the shorthand class s for it:
sed 's_s_\&_g'
This substitutes every (g) whitespace character (s, matches spaces, tabs and newlines embedded in the pattern/hold spaces) in every line with a backslash (\) and itself – & is the whole matched pattern. I use a different delimiter because slashes and backslashes always look confusing together; s/s/\&/g is of course valid as well.
If you want to replace only space characters, rather use:
sed 's_ _\&_g'
Example run
$ echo "111 1111 " | sed 's_ _\&_g'
111 1111
For further reading on character classes see here on regular-expressions.info.
answered Dec 14 at 19:48
dessert
21.9k55997
Thanks, it works too. an unusual form of regex. not so widely common?
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 15:01
@Yurij I didn’t use any regex, do you mean&for the entire matched pattern? That’s actually quite common…
– dessert
Dec 15 at 15:13
add a comment |
[[:space:]] doesn’t match just spaces but rather all whitespace characters including tabs and line breaks. If you really want that, GNU sed (like in Ubuntu) has the shorthand class s for it:
sed 's_s_\&_g'
This substitutes every (g) whitespace character (s, matches spaces, tabs and newlines embedded in the pattern/hold spaces) in every line with a backslash (\) and itself – & is the whole matched pattern. I use a different delimiter because slashes and backslashes always look confusing together; s/s/\&/g is of course valid as well.
If you want to replace only space characters, rather use:
sed 's_ _\&_g'
Example run
$ echo "111 1111 " | sed 's_ _\&_g'
111 1111
For further reading on character classes see here on regular-expressions.info.
answered Dec 14 at 19:48
dessert
21.9k55997
Thanks, it works too. an unusual form of regex. not so widely common?
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 15:01
@Yurij I didn’t use any regex, do you mean&for the entire matched pattern? That’s actually quite common…
– dessert
Dec 15 at 15:13
add a comment |
[[:space:]] doesn’t match just spaces but rather all whitespace characters including tabs and line breaks. If you really want that, GNU sed (like in Ubuntu) has the shorthand class s for it:
sed 's_s_\&_g'
This substitutes every (g) whitespace character (s, matches spaces, tabs and newlines embedded in the pattern/hold spaces) in every line with a backslash (\) and itself – & is the whole matched pattern. I use a different delimiter because slashes and backslashes always look confusing together; s/s/\&/g is of course valid as well.
If you want to replace only space characters, rather use:
sed 's_ _\&_g'
Example run
$ echo "111 1111 " | sed 's_ _\&_g'
111 1111
For further reading on character classes see here on regular-expressions.info.
answered Dec 14 at 19:48
dessert
21.9k55997
[[:space:]] doesn’t match just spaces but rather all whitespace characters including tabs and line breaks. If you really want that, GNU sed (like in Ubuntu) has the shorthand class s for it:
sed 's_s_\&_g'
This substitutes every (g) whitespace character (s, matches spaces, tabs and newlines embedded in the pattern/hold spaces) in every line with a backslash (\) and itself – & is the whole matched pattern. I use a different delimiter because slashes and backslashes always look confusing together; s/s/\&/g is of course valid as well.
If you want to replace only space characters, rather use:
sed 's_ _\&_g'
Example run
$ echo "111 1111 " | sed 's_ _\&_g'
111 1111
For further reading on character classes see here on regular-expressions.info.
answered Dec 14 at 19:48
dessert
21.9k55997
edited Dec 14 at 23:01
answered Dec 14 at 19:48
dessert
21.9k55997
answered Dec 14 at 19:48
dessert
21.9k55997
answered Dec 14 at 19:48
dessert
21.9k55997
21.9k55997
Thanks, it works too. an unusual form of regex. not so widely common?
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 15:01
@Yurij I didn’t use any regex, do you mean&for the entire matched pattern? That’s actually quite common…
– dessert
Dec 15 at 15:13
add a comment |
Thanks, it works too. an unusual form of regex. not so widely common?
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 15:01
@Yurij I didn’t use any regex, do you mean&for the entire matched pattern? That’s actually quite common…
– dessert
Dec 15 at 15:13
Thanks, it works too. an unusual form of regex. not so widely common?
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 15:01
Thanks, it works too. an unusual form of regex. not so widely common?
– Yurij
Dec 15 at 15:01
@Yurij I didn’t use any regex, do you mean
& for the entire matched pattern? That’s actually quite common…– dessert
Dec 15 at 15:13
@Yurij I didn’t use any regex, do you mean
& for the entire matched pattern? That’s actually quite common…– dessert
Dec 15 at 15:13
add a comment |
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I agree, the title is misleading ;-) But "ecran[sic] spaces in ... filepath" is pretty clear.
echo "111 1111 "has a fixed number of whitespace, so I don't really get your quesiton.– RoVo
Dec 14 at 14:53