Which of the following commands will reduce all consecutive spaces down to a single space? A) tr '\s' ' ' b.txt B) tr -c ' ' b.txt C) tr -d ' ' b.txt D) tr -r ' ' ' ' b.txt E) tr -s ' ' b.txt

Question

Which of the following commands will reduce all consecutive spaces down to a single space? A) tr '\s' ' ' < a.txt > b.txt B) tr -c ' ' < a.txt > b.txt C) tr -d ' ' < a.txt > b.txt D) tr -r ' ' ' ' < a.txt > b.txt E) tr -s ' ' < a.txt > b.txt

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The `tr -s` command is used to squeeze repeated occurrences of the specified character, in this case, spaces, into a single space.

Which of the Following Commands Will Reduce All Consecutive Spaces