Save .txt files with specified delimiter?

[esbenboye]

I have a .txt file that is actually csv data delimited by the pipe character |

When i open the file i'll just use -f csv --csv-delimiter "|" which opens the file just fine and everything looks good.

The problem is, if i make any changes and then save the file, it is saved with tabs instead of pipes. I've looked around the manual and found out that tabs are default seperators for .txt files which makes sense.

So, my question is - Am i missing something, since the file is saved with tab instead of a pipe (as specified when opening the file)? And if not, should this be reported as a bug or a feature request?

Thanks in advance!

[saulpw]

Use --save-filetype csv. It's defaulting to saving as TSV for the .txt format. Alternately you could try --delimiter "|" but then you lose the CSV formatting (quoting etc).