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How to convert a string with hidden characters to a normal string

is thereDoes anyone hashave an idea abouton how to remove hidden characters from a string in the shell. this is an exemple :

#echo $a;
[root@localhost ~]#

but when i showw hidden characters :

#echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]# ls ^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kls^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[K

i want to delete hidden characters to have this output?

#echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]#

But when I "force" display of hidden characters it looks like this:

# echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]# ls ^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kls^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[K

I want to delete hidden characters to have this output:
```
# echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]#
```

convert string with hidden characters to normal string

is there anyone has an idea about how to remove hidden characters from a string in shell. this is an exemple :

#echo $a;
[root@localhost ~]#

but when i showw hidden characters :

#echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]# ls ^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kls^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[K

i want to delete hidden characters to have this output

#echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]#

Does anyone have an idea on how to remove hidden characters from a string in the shell?

But when I "force" display of hidden characters it looks like this:

# echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]# ls ^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kls^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[K

I want to delete hidden characters to have this output:
```
# echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]#
```

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asked May 20, 2019 at 12:00

is there anyone has an idea about how to remove hidden characters from a string in shell. this is an exemple :

#echo $a;
[root@localhost ~]#

but when i showw hidden characters :

#echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]# ls ^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[Kls^H^[[K^H^[[Kpwd^H^[[K^H^[[K^H^[[K

i want to delete hidden characters to have this output

#echo $a | cat -v
[root@localhost ~]#

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