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rtrujill

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Nov 16, 2004
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How can I convert a space to tab.

Unix HP-UX 11.11
 
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Convert a run of spaces to a tab.
[tt]
awk '{gsub(/ +/,"\t";print}' in >out
[/tt]
 
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