Re: sed and xentools413

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

rvp%SDF.ORG@localhost (RVP) writes:

>The NetBSD sed doesn't understand '\t' as signifying a tab:

>You'll have to rewrite that regex like this:
>$ nl /etc/motd | sed 's/^ *\([0-9]*\)'$'\t''.*$/\1/'


The $'\t' syntax is also new. For old shells (e.g. NetBSD-8) you need to use
a literal TAB. Usually like:

TAB='	' # <--- literal TAB

sed "s/^ *\([0-9]*\)${TAB}.*$/\1/"

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