Capitalize the 1st letter of each word

Last update on February 22, 2009 11:43 AM by aakai1056
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Capitalize the 1st letter of each word








Below are two ways to proceed:

Method 1
sed-r 's /(^.|.) / \ U & / g'

Method 2
sed 's / ^. \ | [a-z] / \ U & / g'

Method 3
sed-r 's / \ <. / \ U & / g'

Examples:
$ Echo-e "good day to you | Sed-r 's /(^.|.) / \ U & / g'
Good Day To You.

$ Echo-e "hello life \ net hello to you" | sed-r 's /(^.|.) / \ U & / g'
or
$ Echo-e "hello life \ net hello to you" | sed-r 's / (\ b) / \ U & / g'
Hello Life
And Hello To You

$ Echo-e "hello life." | Sed 's / ^. \ | [A-z] / \ U & / g'
Hello Life.

$ Echo-e "hello life \ net hello to you" | sed 's / ^. \ | [Az] / \ U & / g'
Hi Life
And Hello To You
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