---
name: "uu-tr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "uutils-coreutils"
version: "0.12.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/uu-tr"
---

# uu-tr(1)

Translate or delete characters

## NAME

tr - Translate or delete characters

## SYNOPSIS

**tr** \[OPTION\]... SET1 \[SET2\]

## DESCRIPTION

Translate or delete characters

## OPTIONS

- **-c**, **--complement**

  use the complement of SET1

- **-d**, **--delete**

  delete characters in SET1, do not translate

- **-s**, **--squeeze-repeats**

  replace each sequence of a repeated character that is listed in the last specified SET, with a single occurrence of that character

- **-t**, **--truncate-set1**

  first truncate SET1 to length of SET2

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print help

- **-V**, **--version**

  Print version

- \[*sets*\]

  ## EXTRA

Translate, squeeze, and/or delete characters from standard input, writing to standard output.

## VERSION

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0