sanitize

sanitize

Sanitize a string for use as a filename

Usage: sanitize <input-text>

Examples:

• sanitize This Is a TEXT --> this-is-a-text
• sanitize THIS_is a+a-TEXT --> this-is-a-text

Caution: Different input strings can result in identical output.

All punctuation and spaces are converted to single -. No -s are left at the beginning or end of output string. All capital letters are converted to lowercase.

• sanitize 1 2 3 --> 1-2-3

Numbers are not affected.

• sanitize Łączność --> lacznosc

Diacritics are converted to their basic letters of the English alphabet.

If punctuation is getting in the way of the shell interpreting input correctly, escape "input" with quotes.

• sanitize abc; de --> bash throws an error de: command not found
• sanitize "abc; de" --> abc-de works as expected

san.sh <filenames> is just a wrapper that parses filenames into names and extensions, calls sanitize on both and renames original files (will not overwrite existing files).