Thanks to Christopher S and Matthew G for the correct ctrl-v answer :-) On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 23:00:20+1200 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Aug 2003 22:03, you wrote: > > I am trying to use grep to match a sequence of characters followed > > by a tab character (hex 09, I have looked at the file in hex) > > > > so whats wrong with this? > > > > grep "nick\t" file ; or > > grep nick\t file ; or > > grep nick\x09 file ; or > > > > any other damn variation I try! > Except the correct one, which is to press CTRL-v immediately before > the tab-key, and then finish the patttern with a double quote. > > vis:- > > grep "nick<CTRL-v><TAB>" file > > If the pattern is in a file just put the TAB character in the file. > > -- > Sincerely etc., > Christopher Sawtell > >