word-at-a-time
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The word-at-a-time command combines a series of Unix commands to parse a passage of text into individual lines, with each word appearing on its own line. The command also strips out any punctuation, and converts all uppercase text to lowercase. This command can be useful as a starting point for text-mining projects.
Input
A passage of text.
Output
The input text, with each word split onto its own line, all punctuation removed, and all uppercase letters converted to lowercase.
Arguments
The word-at-a-time command accepts no arguments.
Examples
Given the input text
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America
the word-at-a-time command will output:
we
the
people
of
the
united
states
in
order
to
form
[...]
[...]
establish
this
constitution
for
the
united
states
of
america