From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 1778 invoked by alias); 11 Mar 2010 12:58:41 -0000 Mailing-List: contact zsh-users-help@zsh.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk X-No-Archive: yes List-Id: Zsh Users List List-Post: List-Help: X-Seq: 14912 Received: (qmail 3982 invoked from network); 11 Mar 2010 12:58:26 -0000 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on f.primenet.com.au X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,RCVD_IN_SORBS_WEB, SPF_HELO_PASS autolearn=no version=3.2.5 Received-SPF: pass (ns1.primenet.com.au: SPF record at m.gmane.org designates 80.91.229.12 as permitted sender) X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: zsh-users@zsh.org From: zzapper Subject: Title Case a Textified String Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:43:01 +0000 (UTC) Organization: SuccessTheory Message-ID: X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: dsl78-143-228-30.in-addr.fast.co.uk User-Agent: Xnews/2006.08.24 Hi I want to convert a textified string to a Title Case Phrase eg fred-goat-dog.jpg to Fred Goat Dog My first timid effort echo "fred-goat-dog.jpg" | sed 's/-/ /g' | sed 's/\.jpg//' Perl would do this with ease but is there a zsh solution (of course there is!) -- zzapper http://zzapper.co.uk/ Technical Tips