Date: Mon, 05 Jun 2000 17:58:22 -0700 From: "Raymundo M. Vega" <RaymundoVega@home.com> To: Glenn Johnson <gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: searching for tab characters in grep Message-ID: <393C4CAE.75FA1EB8@home.com> References: <20000605165406.A16195@node1.cluster.srrc.usda.gov>
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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 actually if i remember right the control V does not echo.. raymundo > > Thanks. > > -- > Glenn Johnson > USDA, ARS, SRRC Phone: (504) 286-4252 > New Orleans, LA 70124 e-mail: gjohnson@nola.srrc.usda.gov > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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