On 07Sep2006 16:52, Mikkel L. Ellertson <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: | sed -i -e 's@\\@/@g' filename Or better, the y operator: sed 'y|\\|/|' It's character based - probably faster that the regexps used by s/... But tr is better still: tr '\' '/' <oldfile >newfile Cheers, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Chaos reigns within. Reflect, repent, and reboot. Order shall return. - Haiku Error Messages http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/chal/1998/02/10chal2.html
