By definition, echo appends a <newline> character to its input arguments in the output it produces. Try using printf instead of echo:
Some non-standard implementations of echo provide an option to avoid printing the terminating <newline>, but printf as shown above should work portably no matter what operating system or shell you're using.
Note that showing us your actual code instead of pseudo-code and telling us what operating system and shell you're using is always much clearer than trying to guess at how pseudo-code might relate to actual code.
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So Can I use curses to get the screen size without clearing anything in the window?
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hi all,
am trying to modify a ksh script to group server names together depending on the cluster they sit in. currently the script does a
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I need to get the cursor position, and put it inside a variable. Problem is, i don't have the tput command, or ncurses.
Apparently I was supposed to try the following:
echo -e '\E
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I have a slight problem controlling the cursor position in a Bash terminal window. I have a function ask a question and then wait for an answer which is either 'y' or 'n' or a carriage return. Whenever the user enters anything else it just erases the answer and waits for the next one. However, the... (23 Replies)
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echo
ECHO(1) BSD General Commands Manual ECHO(1)NAME
echo -- write arguments to the standard output
SYNOPSIS
echo [-n] [string ...]
DESCRIPTION
The echo utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank (' ') characters and followed by a newline ('
') character, to the
standard output.
The following option is available:
-n Do not print the trailing newline character.
The end-of-options marker -- is not recognized and written literally.
The newline may also be suppressed by appending 'c' to the end of the string, as is done by iBCS2 compatible systems. Note that the -n
option as well as the effect of 'c' are implementation-defined in IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'') as amended by Cor. 1-2002. For porta-
bility, echo should only be used if the first argument does not start with a hyphen ('-') and does not contain any backslashes (''). If
this is not sufficient, printf(1) should be used.
Most shells provide a builtin echo command which tends to differ from this utility in the treatment of options and backslashes. Consult the
builtin(1) manual page.
EXIT STATUS
The echo utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO builtin(1), csh(1), printf(1), sh(1)STANDARDS
The echo utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.1-2001 (``POSIX.1'') as amended by Cor. 1-2002.
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