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Type ¥ yen sign in a terminal or a file

I'm trying to enter
Code:
¥

yen sign which is a part of a complex password in terminal putty thru bash shell
how can i type such character in terminal or even write it in a file as a stdin for the client
thanks

---------- Post updated at 05:38 PM ---------- Previous update was at 02:07 PM ----------

i got the answer
Code:
-bash-3.00$ echo -e '\0245'
¥
-bash-3.00$

will do the trick

Last edited by h@foorsa.biz; 05-11-2010 at 04:20 PM..
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