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.TH DEBLANK "1" "October 2013" "deblank 0.1.0" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
deblank \- remove special characters from filenames
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B deblank
[\fIoptions\fR] \fIfile\fR[\fIs\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION
deblank renames files and replaces or removes special characters
like spaces, parentheses, or umlauts.
The new filename will only contain the following characters:
.IP
A\-Z a\-z 0\-9 . _ \-
.PP
Spaces are replaced by underscores, German umlauts and eszett are
transliterated, all other invalid characters are removed.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-list\fR
List the used character substitutions.
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-no\-act\fR
Do not rename files, only display what would happen.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print a brief help message and exit.
.TP
\fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print a brief version information and exit.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs on the deblank home page: <https://github.com/stomar/deblank>
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2012\-2013 Marcus Stollsteimer.
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License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The full documentation for deblank is available on
the project home page: <https://github.com/stomar/deblank>.