$tab()

DESCRIPTION
    returns the tab ('\t') character

SYNOPSIS
    $tab()

ARGUMENTS
    none

EXAMPLES

# pikt +C 'output "would you like some coke or some" . $tab() . "tab?"'
would you like some coke or some     tab?

// space, not space
s               $char(91)$space()$tab()$char(93)
S               $char(91)$char(94)$space()$tab()$char(93)

        rule
                output mail $proc . $tab() . $cpupct . $tab() . $mempct

SEE ALSO
    $dquote()
    $squote()
    $space()
    $newline()

    String Functions
    Numerical Functions