replace tab with ¦ 1

[7280]

Hi,
i need to replace in a file the tab with |
I did
cat filename | awk -f '{FS=TAB,OFS="|" print $0}'
it's wrong of course.
I checked the man but's confusing.
Is there a good reference guide on the net of awk with examples and simple to understand?
thanks
Tarek

 

[7280]

Ok... i modified it but it's not working
i created an awk program file, script.awk:
BEGIN { FS=" " ; OFS"|" }
{ print $0 }

then i run:
cat filename | awk -f script.awk | more
but it isn't replacing the tab.

I tried for FS also TAB and "TAB" but not working

 

[vgersh99]

sed "s/`echo '\t'`/\|/g" file

vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[7280]

sed achieved what i want, but i'd like to know also how to do it with awk
how can i specify tab?
thanks

 

[vgersh99]

BEGIN {
FS=&quot;[\t]&quot;
OFS=&quot;|&quot;
}

{
$1=$1
print
}


vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+

 

[vgersh99]

or better yet:

BEGIN {
FS=&quot;[\t]&quot;
OFS=&quot;|&quot;
}

$1=$1

vlad
+----------------------------+
| #include<disclaimer.h> |
+----------------------------+