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Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 20:29:59 +0100
From: Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com>
To: "zsh-users@zsh.org" <zsh-users@zsh.org>
Subject: Re: changing case to Title Case
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On Mon, 14 May 2012 15:30:49 -0400
TJ Luoma <luomat@gmail.com> wrote:
> $ foo="ONE TWO thRee FoUR"
> $ print -r -- "${(C)foo}"
> 
> will output this:
> 
> One Two Three Four
> 
> but this:
> 
> $ foo="ONE TWO thRee FoUR's"
> $ print -r -- "${(C)foo}"
> 
> 
> 
> will give this:
> 
> One Two Three Four'S
> 
> Note the S is capitalized

If you like squiggles, you could do this:

print -r -- ${${(L)foo}//(#b)((#s)|[[:space:]])([[:alpha:]])/$match[1]${(U)match[2]}}

-- 
Peter Stephenson <p.w.stephenson@ntlworld.com>
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