1 Aug
2002
1 Aug
'02
22:04
~$ tr -d "=" <dist>dist.fixed; mv dist dist.old; mv dist.fixed dist
This works on the whole file. On the other hand, if you just want to use a filter on a line *before* writing it to the dist file, use
... | sed 's/=/' | ...
For instance, if the address sits in a variable, say, $email, and you want to append it to the dist file,
echo $email | sed 's/=//' >> dist
Exactly where you want to put it, should be pretty clear, I guess.
- M