Modifying a shell variable with regex (bash)
I have a shell variable for example. a="big little man". How do I use regex in bash print out the variable with only the middle word capitalized? (big LITTLE man)
Is it possible to do it in a single line? Using the capitalize operators (^)
bash shell-script regular-expression string variable-substitution
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I have a shell variable for example. a="big little man". How do I use regex in bash print out the variable with only the middle word capitalized? (big LITTLE man)
Is it possible to do it in a single line? Using the capitalize operators (^)
bash shell-script regular-expression string variable-substitution
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What have you tried so far?
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I have a shell variable for example. a="big little man". How do I use regex in bash print out the variable with only the middle word capitalized? (big LITTLE man)
Is it possible to do it in a single line? Using the capitalize operators (^)
bash shell-script regular-expression string variable-substitution
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I have a shell variable for example. a="big little man". How do I use regex in bash print out the variable with only the middle word capitalized? (big LITTLE man)
Is it possible to do it in a single line? Using the capitalize operators (^)
bash shell-script regular-expression string variable-substitution
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What have you tried so far?
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What have you tried so far?
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