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List.tr(inStr, outStr)
This operator allows simple single character string manipulation. It computes a new list, copying each character of the source list but converting any characters in inStr to the corresponding characters in outStr. For example:
$MyList = $MyList.tr("a","A");
returns a copy of $MyList in which every "a" is converted to "A".
Backslash characters must be quoted and escaped:
$MyList = $MyList("c","\\r");
converts every "c" to a Macintosh newline characters (\r) . Note the need in this context for an extra backslash escape (so Tinderbox knows the intended swap value is "\r" and not "r").
For further information, see the macOS X man page for the UNIX tr command.