Tabs are annoying in Macintosh OS X Terminal Command Line Unix since \t does not work. Here is how to put a Tab character in the Command Line.

When in Macintosh OS X Terminal Command Line Unix, you cannot use \t to represent a tab character. What you need to do is:

  1. Type Ctrl-V
  2. then type the actual keyboard button Tab

This will get you the tab character that you need.