try sed sed s/,/\\\t/g foo.bar > foo.tmp && mv foo.tmp foo.bar On Feb 4, 2008 11:39 AM, Frank Bures <lisfrank@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, > > I need to edit a comma delimited database file so that it becomes tab > delimited. In OS/2 I just globally searched for ',' and then replaced it > with ASCII [09] character by entering <Alt-0-9>. > I cannot do that in KWrite as KWrite does not interpret <Alt> at all > and just enters "09" in the 'Replace with' field. > When I try to enter <Tab>, it just takes me to another field. > > How do you replace anything with unprintable characters in KWrite? > (short of using vi of course :-)) > > Thanks > Frank > > > -- > > <feeb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > ___________________________________________________ > This message is from the kde mailing list. > Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. > Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. > More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html. > -- In vino veritas. [In wine there is truth.] -- Pliny ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.