Subj : Re: Tab Tab
To   : comp.os.linux
From : Larry I Smith
Date : Wed Aug 04 2004 09:50 pm

gnosis wrote:
> How can I direct the output from pressing tab tab to a file?

I'm not sure I understand the question.....

If you mean: 'put 2 TAB (0x09) characters into a text file
from a command prompt', then

   echo -e '\t\t' >somefile

or

   echo -e '\t\t' >>somefile

If you mean: 'the output of the BASH 'TAB-TAB'
"completion key combo", then no.  The BASH TAB-TAB
key combo is meant as input to BASH, so BASH interprets
the TAB-TAB combo before you have a chance to supply
any re-direct operators for the command.

Regards,
Larry

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