How do you search for tabs in the linux command less?

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I've tried /\t but that only seems to search for the character t.

Tom Wijsman · Answer 1 · 2012-02-20 00:48:20Z

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At the risk of suggesting the obvious:

/Tab

works fine for me.

answered Jun 9 '11 at 21:21

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Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams · Answer 2 · 2011-06-09 19:20:17Z

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Press CtrlV, followed by Tab.

answered Jun 9 '11 at 19:20

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Diogo · Answer 3 · 2012-03-13 17:55:07Z

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You can search for tabs using /^I (where ^I is Crtl+i).

Diogo
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answered Jun 9 '11 at 19:46

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