Available escape sequences

Love · #1 (**permalink**) 06-15-2006

Hi,

Can any one help me to find available escape sequences in UNIX shell programming? ( Like \n, \c etc,. in C or C++)

Iam generating one report using one of the script, in that it is very much essential.

Regards,
LOVE

blowtorch · #2 (**permalink**) 06-15-2006

Perhaps the man page of 'echo' may help you? Check that and post back if you still have any questions/doubts.

Love · #3 (**permalink**) 06-16-2006

Thanks friend.

Actually I know
echo "$var\n"
echo "$var\t"

But my requirement is :

$var1 $var2 $var3 $var4 $var5

(Five spaces between each variable output.)

How do I achieve this?

Regards,
Love

blowtorch · #4 (**permalink**) 06-16-2006

Like this?

Code:

# var1=1;var2=2;var3=3;var4=4
# echo "$var1     $var2     $var3     $var4"
1     2     3     4

Love · #5 (**permalink**) 06-16-2006

It is working. But whats about \c ?
Any how thank you very much BlowTourch.

Regards,
Love

pressy · #6 (**permalink**) 06-16-2006

as blowtorch said, read the man page of echo or use google to find some answers.

Code:


# man echo
---snip---

SunOS 5.10          Last change: 20 Jan 2000                    1

User Commands                                             echo(1)

The  following  character  sequences will be recognized within any of the arguments:


              \a       Alert character.

              \b       Backspace.

              \c       Print line without new-line.  All  charac-
                       ters  following the \c in the argument are
                       ignored.

              \f       Form-feed.

              \n       New-line.

              \r       Carriage return.

              \t       Tab.

              \v       Vertical tab.

              \\       Backslash.

              \0n      Where n is the 8-bit character whose ASCII
                       code is the 1-, 2- or 3-digit octal number
                       representing that character.
---snip---

don't get me wrong, but follow the hints if someone tells you a tip. we all want to help you, but not teach you, or doing your job.... looking at your posts on our site you need to read the RULES again.

regards
pressy
(your friendly moderator)

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