echo : ksh <==> bash

[Werner Ittner]

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 ?

[Slawomir Gora · Accepted solution]

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

echo -e "HELLO\012HELLO"

[Stuart Browne]

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

[Fred Ruffet]

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