How to add some spaces in sed command?

reconcil · 11-05-2007, 11:52 AM

I want insert a sentence like this " (3spaces)abcdefg",but how to show the space in sed command?? thanks for your answers.

colucix · 11-05-2007, 11:59 AM

Simply escape them with backslashes, e.g.

Code:

\ \ \ abcde

poet_imp · 11-05-2007, 12:00 PM

I am not clear what you are trying to do from your post. However, spaces are just like any other character. You would just include them in your "/ /". If you are doing it from the command line make sure your string is inside quotes.