tr -- translate strings (EXTERNAL) [v1.2] Written by Jeff Ding syntax: tr [] -s [-r] [-f] [-d] [-w] [-c] [-h] ex: tr infile outfile -s^j tr infile temp -s^m -r^m^j -fd tr infile -s" " -r"" -m60 'Tr' looks for every occurrence of the in the input file and replaces it with the . The translated data is saved to the output file. If the is not specified, output goes to the screen. Wildcards are supported. 'Tr' works with any file type, but the input file is always treated as a raw collection of bytes; no special processing is done for AWP files. If you use 'tr' on an AWP file, you are not guaranteed to get a valid AWP file as a result (and if the search and replace strings have different lengths, you are guaranteed *not* to!). The search and replace strings are specified in text. The text normally has the hi-bits off. To turn the hi-bit of a character on, use the hi-bit delimiter, default "~", before the character. To specify a control character, use the control character delimiter, default "^", before the character. To specify both, use both delimiters in succession; any order works. Use "^?" to specify the delete key. Use "^>" to specify the control character delimiter. Use "^=" to specify the hi-bit delimiter. With these options, it is possible to specify any byte from 0 to 255. Here are some examples: "^j^m" - "ctrl-j ctrl-m" (case for control characters is ignored) "~A~B~C" - "ABC" with hi-bits on. "AbC" - "AbC" with hi-bits off. "~^m^~m" - "ctrl-m ctrl-m" with hi-bits on. "^>^=" - "^~" Options are as follows: output pathname: translated data is saved to this file. If not specified, output goes to the screen. The output file type will always be the same as the input file type. -s: search string. (REQUIRED) See above for description. This string cannot be null. You must search for at least a 1 byte string. The string can be at most 63 characters long AFTER control characters and hi-bit characters are translated. -r: replace string. See above for description. The string can be at most 63 characters long AFTER control characters and hi-bit characters are translated. Omitting this option is the same as specifying the null string (matches of the search string are replaced by nothing, the null string). -f: force overwrite. Skips the "Okay to overwrite" question if the output file already exists. -d: delete original. Deletes the original file and renames the output file to the original name. The output file is needed as a temporary storage. Version 1.1 fixes a bug that caused this option not to work. -c : determines what character is used for the control delimiter character. Use the ascii value for the character. -h : determines what character is used for the hi-bit delimiter character. Use the ascii value for the character. -w : wrap margin. Affects output to the screen only. This forces a carriage return when either the margin or a space within 9 characters of the margin is reached. Allowed values are 0 through 255. A 0 value has the same effect as not using the option. Version 1.2 fixes a bug when the search string was more than one character long.