> How can I output tabs with sed? > > I need something like: `s/<insert tab here>/\t'
Sorry Nick, I don't understand what you want to get? Change a <tab> character into \t? Then you should try 's/<insert tab here>/\\t/g'. Change a <tab> character into a <tab> character? You can simply[1] insert <tab> characters in sed statements. [1] By simple I mean without big quoting. You might not be able to insert a <tab> character in your favourite shell but you can write a little script (either shell or sed). Regards Joey -- / Martin Schulze * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 26129 Oldenburg / / Mensch soll es nicht glauben: / / eMail ist zum Kommunizieren geeignet. -- Lutz Donnerhacke / -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .