Name
sub
Synopsis
sub(regex
,str
[,target
])
Substitute str for first match of the
regular expression regex in the string
target. If target is not
supplied, default to $0
. Return
1 if successful; 0 otherwise. Use &
in the replacement string to stand
for the text matched by the pattern.
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