PowerBSORT V7.0 User's Guide

3.2.22 Field separation character option (-t)

This specifies field separation character string for the text file floating field specification.
The field separation character option has an exclusive relationship with the Field separation character hexadecimal option (-S). When either specification of Field separation character option (-t) and Field separation character hexadecimal option (-S) is omitted, tabs or spaces are treated as separation characters of the field.

Format

-t fldsep

fldsep

The field separation character string is specified.
The backslash (\) is specified before the character when the character with a special meaning as a shell is contained in the field separating character string. (example: blank, $, &, ', ", (, ), \, |, `, *, <, >, ?)

Note

The field separation character string cannot specify the same character as the Record separation character string (-L).

Example

1. Characters "SEPARATE" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t SEPARATE

2. Characters "F S" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t F\ S

3. Characters "'" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t \'

4. Characters """ are specified as field separation character string.

   -t \"

5. Characters "\" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t \\

6. Characters "**" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t \*\*

7. Characters "* *" are specified as field separation character string.

   -t \*\ \*