Name
gensub
Synopsis
gensub(regex,str,how[,target]){G}
General substitution function. Substitute
str for matches of the regular expression
regex in the string
target. If how is a
number, replace the howth match. If it is
"g" or "G", substitute globally. If
target is not supplied, $0 is used. Return the new string value.
The original target is
not modified. (Compare with gsub and sub.) Use & in the replacement string to stand
for the text matched by the pattern.
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