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Remove an apostrophe from a filename
Filename with a apostrophe / single quote in its file name can cause a lot of problems when used with a bash script or used on a command line. The following command will remove all apostrophes from all files located in a current working directory:
for f in *; do mv "$f" `echo $f | sed 's/\x27//g'`; done
If you with to replace a apostrophe with X you can use a following command:
for f in *; do mv "$f" `echo $f | sed 's/\x27/X/g'`; done
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