In Sublime Text 2, I want search and replace by the TAB character.
I tried replacing with \t char but it's not working.
How can I do it?
Search and replace with TAB character in Sublime Text 2
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Related Solutions
There is a button for that in ST2.
If you go to Preferences->Key Bindings (Default) and search for "overwrite" you'll find the key binding. At least on Windows it's set to the Insert key. You probably managed to hit some key combo to emulate that key on your keyboard. If it happens again and you can't figure out how to get out, just change it to CtrlAltShiftI (unused in my default setup) and you should be good to go. Make sure that you put this entire line in your Preferences->Key Bindings (User) file, in between the square brackets:
{ "keys": ["ctrl+alt+shift+i"], "command": "toggle_overwrite" },
The , at the end is only needed if you have additional entries in the file.
Best Answer
You can use regular expressions by clicking on this button:
The regex for a Tab character is
\t.