- or download this
$ perl -Mstrict -Mwarnings -E '
my $x = "[8/29/2013 7:16:45 AM] User abc def [DEFAULT]";
...
say $x;
' | cat -vet
[8/29/2013^I7:16:45^IAM] User abc def [DEFAULT]$
- or download this
$ perl -Mstrict -Mwarnings -E '
my $x = "[8/29/2013 7:16:45 AM] User abc def [DEFAULT]";
...
say $x;
' | cat -vet
[8/29/2013^I7:16:45^IAM] User abc def [DEFAULT]$