When using grep, $ anchors the match at the end of the line. Add a slash before the $ to escape it, so it's used as a literal character.
--Kerri On Tue, May 25, 2021, 9:15 PM Duncan Thorne <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm stumped when it comes to reformatting a text line that begins with a $ > symbol. I want to replace the preceding line's line break, followed by the > new line's $, with a tab-$. > For instance: > ... 2021 > $0.23 > > changed to: > ... 2021 (tab) $0.23 > > BBEdit search-and-replace treats $ as a special search symbol, I gather to > do with matching. Is there a way to make it see $ as a dollar sign? > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature > request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" > rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: < > https://twitter.com/bbedit> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/97b9fd3b-0139-442b-8cb5-9722c26b3802n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/97b9fd3b-0139-442b-8cb5-9722c26b3802n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/CAEmA4uaqZcm%3D09aTd7y5GJERPB3ROgogu62%2B-dNHydvkOhDamA%40mail.gmail.com.
