Inserting a control character in a text file?

[PJH]

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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