Embedded Software Engineer
Reputation: 4904
How can I add a new line in a Bash string?
The new line \n is not taken account in the shell strings:
str="aaa\nbbbb"
echo $str
Output:
aaa\nbbbb
Expected result:
aaa
bbbb
How can I add a new line in the string?
Upvotes: 36
Views: 87695
Answers (1)
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