Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:04:48 -0800 From: =?windows-1251?B?y/7h7uzo8CDD8Ojj7vDu4g==?= <nm.knife@gmail.com> To: Edward Martinez <eam1edward@gmail.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: why newline scape sequence does not work in Freebsd's bash Message-ID: <CAHi1JsepvhJaHb%2B1zMssWiConxz9U75%2B8t8Pay2AH68mYrMjXg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4EFE645B.8010906@gmail.com> References: <4EFE645B.8010906@gmail.com>
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try with the -e flag: $ FRUIT_BASKET="apples oranges pears" $ echo -e 'My fruit basket contains: \n $FRUIT_BASKET' My fruit basket contains: $FRUIT_BASKET >Why the scape sequence; newline (\n) does not work in FreeBSD's bash, However, it works both in Linux and Solaris bash? -- Lyubomir Grigorov (bgalakazam)
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