Re: Re: Shell script - insert newline into string

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> --- In nslu2-linux@..., Kumar Appaiah <a.kumar@...> wrote:
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> > On Sun, Jun 14, 2009 at 10:37:11AM -0000, Tony Wilson wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I'm kind of embarrassed to ask this but I'm stuck!
> > >
> > > I'm writing a shell script and need to insert a line feed into a
> string.
> > > For some reason \n does not work on the NSLU2.
> > > Nor does stuff like:
> > >
> > > message="Subject:Test
> > >
> > > Body of message here"
> > >
> > > (ie newline within string)
> > >
> > > Echo is not adding a new line when used to extend the string.
> >
> > Here's one way:
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> > [kumar@bluemoon ~] echo -e "A\nB\nCDE\nF"
> > A
> > B
> > CDE
> > F
> >
> > i.e., the use of "-e" recoginized backslash escape sequences.
> >
> > HTH.
> >
> > Kumar
> > --
> > Kumar Appaiah
> >
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> That works from the command line, but not in script!
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> string=`echo -e "A\nB\nCDE\nF"`
> echo $string
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> output:
> A B CDE F
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