<SNIP, SNIP>
>> What I want to do is replace any repeating spaces (two or more) with a
>> tab.  I know the examples below do not work but am just giving it as
>> "pseudocode" of replacing repeating spaces (between 2 and 50) with a
>> tab:
>>
>> s/<sp>[2..50]/\t/gi;
>>
>> or maybe hex value (hex 20 is the space character)
>>
>> s/\x20[2..50]/\t/gi;
>
> s/\s{2,}/\t/g;

Perfect, thank you very much.  I knew I was close, but just couldn't get
there.



-- 
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Reply via email to