replace_spanish_characters.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Unsophisticated but useful way of replacing spanish language characters on a bunch of html files
REPLACE_CHARACTERS = {
  "á" => "á",
  "é" => "é",
  "í" => "í",
  "ó" => "ó",
  "ú" => "ú",
  "Á" => "Á",
  "É" => "É",
  "Í" => "Í",
  "Ó" => "Ó",
  "Ú" => "Ú",
  "¿" => "¿",
  "¡" => "¡",
  "ñ" => "ntilde;",
  "Ñ" => "Ntilde;",
}

file_names = Dir["*.html"]
file_names.each do |file_name|
  puts file_name
  text = File.read(file_name)
  new_contents = text
  REPLACE_CHARACTERS.each do |hash_key, hash_value|
    new_contents = text.gsub "#{hash_key}", "#{hash_value}"
    text = new_contents
  end
  File.open(file_name, "w") { |file| file.puts new_contents}
end