Grep replace does not allow escape characters like \t or \x20.
(Looking at the code, the problem seems to be in unit RegExpr, method TRegExpr.Substitute. There it checks for "\" but simply ignores it rather than expanding it.)
summary: Grep replace does not allow excape characters --> Grep replace does not allow escape characters
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--- old+++ new@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@-Grep replace does not allow excape characters like \t or \x20.+Grep replace does not allow escape characters like \t or \x20.(Looking at the code, the problem seems to be in unit RegExpr, method TRegExpr.Substitute. There it checks for "\" but simply ignores it rather than expanding it.)
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fixed in revision #2392