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# 1  
Old 12-18-2007
escape chracters

hi,

how to echo \\ in unix

ie echo the path

\\dir1\dir2\\dir3

thanks,
Sam
# 2  
Old 12-18-2007
echo '\\' is good enough. If you have dir1, dir2 et al as variables, do this

Code:
echo ${dir1}'\\'${dir2}'\\'${dir3}

# 3  
Old 12-18-2007
i need \\ at the beginning of the path

regards,
Sam
# 4  
Old 12-18-2007
Code:
echo "\\\\\\"

or
Code:
echo '\\\'

and then the rest..
# 5  
Old 12-18-2007
guys
how to display echo "\\\\\rxfile01"

as \\rxfile01
# 6  
Old 12-18-2007
Code:
echo '\\\\rxfile01'

# 7  
Old 12-18-2007
i am pretty confused with the question
if you want to echo \\rx.txt without using any escape sequence

echo '\\rx.txt'

If u want to use esacpe sequence

echo "\\\\rx.txt"

Rakesh UV
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