The file written by script during a router session contains
backspaces.
For example:
$cat -A xx
AC6509#sho proc cpu | e 0.0.^H ^H0^M$
AC6509#sho te h^H ^H^H ^Hch^M$
In order to share the file with Windows users, the backspaces
need to be removed. The file should be a WYSIWYG of cat:
$cat xx
AC6509#sho proc cpu | e 0.00
AC6509#sho tech
Web searches and experimenting with various command options
and pipes didn't solve the problem.
I wrote the following to remove the backspaces:
#!/bin/bash
while :
do
if ( egrep -m1 ^H xx > /dev/null )
then
sed -i 's/.^H//' xx
else
exit
fi
done
sed -i 's/^M//' xx
Is there an easier solution using Linux commands?
Thad