topic Re: echo : ksh <==> bash in Operating System - Linux

echo : ksh <==> bash

Werner Ittner — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 07:09:19 GMT

in ksh : echo "HELLO\012\HELLO"
delivers :
HELLO
HELLO

in bash it delivers
HELLO\012HELLO

how can I force bsh to accept \012 as linefeed ?

Re: echo : ksh <==> bash

Slawomir Gora — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:20:30 GMT

Hi,
for bash add -e option to echo command:

echo -e "HELLO\012HELLO"

Re: echo : ksh <==> bash

Stuart Browne — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:26:01 GMT

Incidentally, why are you using \012 for a linefeed when \n does it for you?

Re: echo : ksh <==> bash

Fred Ruffet — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 17:07:31 GMT

And why a "\" before the second H ? :)

Probably a porting issue, isn't it ?

Solution is either -e option (evaluates \ codes) or replacing \012 with \n... \n would be more bash, more linux.

Regards,

Fred