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Old 05-02-2007
using Grep with a tab

how can i use grep to search a file with a tab, for example

Code:
grep -l "Text<TAB>Text" *.txt

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Old 05-02-2007
Adriel, just type the <TAB> in between the two strings.
It works for me.
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Old 05-03-2007
Quote:
Originally Posted by Adriel
how can i use grep to search a file with a tab, for example

Code:
grep -l "Text<TAB>Text" *.txt

Replace <TAB> by actual tab key
 
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