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Let's say I have a text file with two columns of numbers separated by a single tab:
23 45
456 872
1569 489
78 357
789 94
and I want to be able to add an additional tab between the columns. For the example to make better sense, let's say these columns are surrounded by large amounts of text.
My search expression would be something like this: [0-9]\t[0-9]
How would I format my replace expression so that I don't lose:
3 6 9 8 9 in the first column
4 8 4 3 9 in the second column
Or, more generally, how do I avoid altering part of my search expression, which is needed to identify the correct area of the text?
If I use [0-9]\t\t[0-9] as my replace expression, I get this:
2[0-9] [0-9]5
45[0-9] [0-9]72
156[0-9] [0-9]89
7[0-9] [0-9]57
78[0-9] [0-9]4
(Obviously, I have my search mode set to "Regular expression".)
Any help greatly appreciated!