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How to type "tab" character in terminal?

Hi,

In the terminal, I would like to be able to simply type a literal "tab" character. I know, by default, the tab key is used for auto-completion based on file system (I would like to keep it that way).

I tried several things, nothing seems to work for me:

- Copy-paste an existing tab character within the terminal
- Add keyboard shortcut in the Terminal preferences > Settings > Keyboard (/011)
- Insert 'LINE TABULATION' character from the Terminal > Edit > Special Characters... window

Hopefully, someone has done this before?

MacBook Pro (15" Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.6.1)

Posted on Nov 7, 2009 5:21 AM

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Posted on Nov 7, 2009 6:37 AM

You can type any character that has a special meaning in the terminal by preceding it with ^V. So to type a tab character, just type ^V followed by the tab.
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How to type "tab" character in terminal?

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