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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>,
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Subject: Re: searching for tab characters in grep
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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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