‘Tr’ Command #3 – HackerRank Solution

In this post, we will solve ‘Tr’ Command #3 HackerRank Solution. This problem (‘Tr’ Command #3) is a part of Linux Shell series.

Task

In a given fragment of text, replace all sequences of multiple spaces with just one space.

Input Format

A block of ASCII text.

Output Format

Replace all sequences of multiple spaces with just one space.

Sample Input

He  llo
Wor  ld
how  are  you

Sample Output

He llo
Wor ld
how are you

Solution – ‘Tr’ Command #3 – HackerRank Solution

#Replace all sequences of multiple spaces with just one space.
tr -s ' '

Note: This problem (‘Tr’ Command #3) is generated by HackerRank but the solution is provided by CodingBroz. This tutorial is only for Educational and Learning purpose.