55 lines
1.3 KiB
Groff
55 lines
1.3 KiB
Groff
.TH cap "" "" "/rdb Command"
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.PC "Convert first letter of each word to upper case"
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\fBcap < \fItextfile\fR
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.PP
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.II "text^capitalize"
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.II "capitalize text"
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The command
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.B cap
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capitalizes the first letter of each word in
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.IR textfile .
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It writes its results to the standard output.
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.SH Example
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Assume that table
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.B Inventory
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has the following data:
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.DM
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Item Amount Cost Value Description
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---- ------ ---- ----- --------------
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1 3 50 150 rubber gloves
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2 100 5 500 test tubes
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3 5 80 400 clamps
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4 23 19 437 plates
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5 99 24 2376 cleaning cloth
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6 89 147 13083 bunsen burners
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7 5 175 875 scales
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.DE
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.PP
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As you can see, the column
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.B Descriptions
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has consists of words all in lower case.
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To capitalize the first letter of each word in
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.B Inventory
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file, type:
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.DM
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cap < Inventory
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.DE
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.PP
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This writes the following on the screen:
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.DM
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Item Amount Cost Value Description
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---- ------ ---- ----- --------------
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1 3 50 150 Rubber Gloves
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2 100 5 500 Test Tubes
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3 5 80 400 Clamps
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4 23 19 437 Plates
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5 99 24 2376 Cleaning Cloth
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6 89 147 13083 Bunsen Burners
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7 5 175 875 Scales
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.DE
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.SH "See Also"
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.B
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lowercase,
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uppercase
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.R
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