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Printing "-n" with the echo command
From: |
pascal.maurel |
Subject: |
Printing "-n" with the echo command |
Date: |
Wed, 21 Jan 2004 10:39:29 +0100 |
Hello,
We use the command "echo" in program building scripts. When echoing build
parameters as "-n" alone, the characters "-n" are never echoed and by the
way are lost.
Ex.
> TOTO="-n"
> echo "$TOTO"
> echo "-n"
> echo "-n -a"
-n -a
I understand "-n" is an option of the "echo" command, but could it be
possible to print it as regular text when placed between quotes ?
PS. We use the shell command "echo" of the RedHat V7.3 distribution
Thank you,
Pascal Maurel
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