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460.Regular expression replace -- How to replace adjacent multiple spaces in a text files into one tab?

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Description:
How to replace adjacent multiple spaces in a text files into one tab?
Input Sample:
name age email mark
Tom 18 tom@test1.com 88
Mary 19 mary@test2.com 92
Lucy 16 lucy@test3.com 95
Output Sample:
name<tab>age<tab>email<tab>mark
Tom<tab>18<tab>tom@test1.com<tab>88
Mary<tab>19<tab>mary@test2.com<tab>92
Lucy<tab>16<tab>lucy@test3.com<tab>95
Answer:
Hint: You need to Download and install "Replace Pioneer" on windows platform to finish following steps.
1. ctrl-o open source text file
2. ctrl-h open replace dialog
* in search for pattern, enter:

* in replace with pattern, enter:

3. click 'Replace', done.

Note: 
regular expression [\ \t]+ means consequence spaces and tables
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