Yes. I forgot to escape the escape. Thank you so much.
2016-07-21 16:07 GMT-04:00 Sarah Goslee <sarah.gos...@gmail.com>:
> You could escape the backslash.
>
> system("cmd 'a\\tb'")
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2016 at 4:00 PM, Michael Peng
> <michael.gang.p...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am trying to use system() to run some command in OS. such as
> >
> > system("cmd 'a\tb')
> >
> > however, it alway runs
> > cmd 'a b'
> > instead of
> > cmd 'a\tb'
> >
> > How can I prevent system to interpret 'a\tb' to 'a b'?
> >
> >
> > Thanks
>
> --
> Sarah Goslee
> http://www.functionaldiversity.org
>
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