Inserting a control character in a text file?
PJH
pjh42 at pobox.com
Thu Sep 13 02:38:58 UTC 2007
Karl Auer wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-09-12 at 20:38 -0400, Pete Holsberg wrote:
>
>> I need to produce a text file that contains the ASCII character ESC
>> (1BH or 027 decimal). How do I do that with, say, vim?
>>
>
> In insert mode, type CTL-V then ESC. Then ESC again to exit insert mode.
> You should see "^]" in your text.
>
Super!
Actually, it was "^[". :-)
Thx.
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