4.24 capitalize - Capitalize first character

Format: capitalize( $str$ )

Change the first character of the string to uppercase. This function does not affect non-alphabet strings.

Example

Example 1: Basic Example

Convert the first character of $str$ field to uppercase.

$ more dat1.csv
id,str
1,abc
2,aBd
3,
4,#abc
$ mcal c='capitalize($s{str})' a=rsl i=dat1.csv o=rsl1.csv
#END# kgcal a=rsl c=capitalize($s{str}) i=dat1.csv o=rsl1.csv
$ more rsl1.csv
id,str,rsl
1,abc,Abc
2,aBd,ABd
3,,
4,#abc,#abc