--- a/src/smallut.h
+++ b/src/smallut.h
@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@
extern std::string makeCString(const std::string& in);
/** Replace some chars with spaces (ie: newline chars). */
-extern std::string neutchars(const std::string& str, const std::string& chars);
+extern std::string neutchars(const std::string& str, const std::string& chars,
+ char rep = ' ');
extern void neutchars(const std::string& str, std::string& out,
- const std::string& chars);
+ const std::string& chars, char rep = ' ');
/** Turn string into something that won't be expanded by a shell. In practise
* quote with double-quotes and escape $`\ */