> x <- 'Mr Jones ate lunch and Mr Smith was tied'
> gsub('(Mr\\.*)\\s+\\w+', "\\1 <file://0.0.0.1/> xxxx", x)
[1] "Mr xxxx ate lunch and Mr xxxx was tied"
>
>


On Sat, Sep 20, 2008 at 2:24 AM, Bob Green <bgreen@dyson.brisnet.org.au>wrote:

>
> Hello,
>>
>
> I am hoping for advice as to how I could remove all words immediately
> following the words 'Mr' or 'Mr.' in  a csv file. For example, the following
> phrases are included in lines of text (along with other Mr) that could be
> anywhere in the file: "Mr Jones ate lunch" and "Mr Smith was tied".
>
>
> I want to remove the words Jones and Smith (etc) leaving the other text
> intact.
>
> Any suggestions are appreciated,
>
> regards
>
>
> Bob
>
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