Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2000 20:55:40 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> To: "Raymundo M. Vega" <RaymundoVega@home.com> Cc: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: searching for tab characters in grep Message-ID: <20000607205540.A238@parish> In-Reply-To: <393C4CAE.75FA1EB8@home.com>; from RaymundoVega@home.com on Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 05:58:22PM -0700 References: <20000605165406.A16195@node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov> <393C4CAE.75FA1EB8@home.com>
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On Mon, Jun 05, 2000 at 05:58:22PM -0700, Raymundo M. Vega wrote:
> Glenn Johnson wrote:
> >
> > I know this is probably a stupid question but I can not find the
> > answer. How do I search for a pattern with grep when the pattern
> > contains tab characters. I have tried using \t but it does not work.
>
> the tab charater is <Control I>, if you use C shell you
> have to key "<Control V><ControlI>" quotes included so it
> will look like:
>
> grep "^V^I" filename
>
Or even easier, in csh(1) at least (doesn't work in sh(1)):
grep \ filename
the ``\'' is followed by a TAB and a SPACE, both just by pressing the
appropriate keys.
> actually if i remember right the control V does not echo..
>
> raymundo
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > Glenn Johnson
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> > New Orleans, LA 70124 e-mail: gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov
> >
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