How to convert upper to lower and replace spaces with dashes?

Question

I want to convert good bunch of url text.

from

CUSTOMER FAQS
HOW wE can HELP
PLANNING YOUR BUDGET
CUSTOMER CASE STUDIES
TENANT DISPUTES
EXIT STRATEGIES
USEFUL dOCUMENTS
USEFUL lINKS

to

customer-faqs
how-we-can-help
planning-your-budget
customer-case-studies
tenant-disputes
exit-strategies
useful-documents
useful-links

Is there any online or offline tool which can do this?

I want to do both thing at once.

I like this line *"Don't be afraid to ask for help. It shows strength, not weakness"*... :) — Arup Rakshit, Jul 23 '13 at 19:27

score 19 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

value = value.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,'-');

toLowerCase -> convert this string to all lower case
replace(/ /g,'-') -> Globally replace (/g) all spaces (/ /) with the string -

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If you just want to have this functionality and use it locally in your browser, you can make yourself a simple html page and save it to your desktop as convert.html (or whatever). However if you're going to go that far, I'd just use a shell script/command as one of the other answers posted.

<html>
<body>

    <h2>Input</h2>
    <textarea id="input"></textarea>
    <button onClick="doConvert()">Convert</button>

    <hr/>
    <h2>Output</h2>
    <textarea id="output"></textarea>

    <script type="text/javascript">
        function doConvert() {
            var value = document.getElementById('input').value;
            var newValue = value.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,'-');
            document.getElementById('output').value = newValue;
        }
    </script>

</body>
</html>

can i give me explanation how can i use this code with any online or offline tool — Jitendra Vyas, Dec 22 '09 at 07:21
@T.stone thx for info I've seen links but still idon;t know how to use. can u give me any link step by step link. I don't know javascript hardcore programming and regex — Jitendra Vyas, Dec 22 '09 at 07:31
This is getting close to me doing everything so I'm going to stop. The functionality you're asking about is commonly referred to as right trimming. Try googling it (http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS348US349&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=right+trim+javascript) — T. Stone, Dec 22 '09 at 08:50

score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 22 '09 at 07:17

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YOURTEXT.toLowerCase().replace(/ /g,"-")

answered Dec 22 '09 at 07:17

YOU

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Ah no problem, I think you did that, I just got a claim :P – YOU Dec 22 '09 at 07:19

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 22 '09 at 07:17

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The tr command can do this:

$ tr 'A-Z ' 'a-z-'
CUSTOMER FAQS
customer-faqs
HOW wE can HELP
how-we-can-help

answered Dec 22 '09 at 07:17

Greg Hewgill

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`tr` is a Unix command line command. You asked for an "online or offline" tool, so `tr` is offline. – Greg Hewgill Dec 22 '09 at 07:32
I'm using Windows XP and i have dreamweaver installed , now pls tell me how can i use your code. i've this also http://www.waterproof.fr/products/RegExpEditor/ – Jitendra Vyas Dec 22 '09 at 07:51
If you're running Windows and you want to use `tr`, install Cygwin: http://cygwin.com – Greg Hewgill Dec 22 '09 at 08:13
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I think installing Cygwin is a bit of overkill for this requirement. – APC Dec 22 '09 at 08:23

How to convert upper to lower and replace spaces with dashes?

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