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Old 05-24-2006, 04:30 AM   #1
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Cool How do i change spaces inside a txt file, and replace space with backslash \?


How do i change all space inside a txt file, and replace it with backslash \ character, using SED (stream editor)?

i have a file which looks like this:

T67115_MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS (UPDATE 7)_0524_08.TXT
^spaces ^spaces

T67115_MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS\(UPDATE\7)_0524_08.TXT
^bckslh ^bckslh

HKG309025_FINANCIAL-CHINA-BOC (UPDATE 3)_0524_08.TXT
SYD164457_MARKETS-AUSTRALIA-STOCKS (UPDATE 4)_0524_08.TXT
T25436_JAPAN-BUSINESS-LOBBY_0524_08.TXT
USN003672_ECONOMY-IMF (URGENT)_0524_08.TXT
L24323231_ECONOMY-OECD-JOHNSTON (UPDATE 1)_0524_08.TXT
SP141903_MARKETS-GLOBAL (WRAPUP 2)_0524_08.TXT
T264998_ECONOMY-JAPAN-IMF (UPDATE 1)_0524_08.TXT
SP155794_MARKETS-PRECIOUS (UPDATE 2)_0524_08.TXT
T74967_MARKETS-JAPAN-JGB (UPDATE 2)_0524_08.TXT
KLR167364_UTILITIES-MALAYSIA-TARIFF (UPDATE 1)_0524_08.TXT
KLT003776_UTILITIES-MALAYSIA-TARIFF (URGENT)_0524_08.TXT
DHA156987_ECONOMY-BANGLADESH-TAX_0524_08.TXT
SYD140333_FINANCIAL-AUSTRALIA-SFE-ASX (UPDATE 1)_0524_08.TXT
AAT006393_RETAIL-AHOLD-SALES (URGENT)_0524_08.TXT
T80152_MARKETS-JAPAN-STOCKS (UPDATE 6)_0524_08.TXT
KLR308342_MARKETS-ASIA-WORLDCUP (PICTURE)_0524_08.TXT

thanks
 
Old 05-24-2006, 05:08 AM   #2
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