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Old 12-05-2010
problem in bash echo
I am using the echo command to send the output to the file.
I am using the following code:
Code:
echo "service started successfully\n" > log

But when I do:
Code:
cat log

I get:
service started successfully\n
Instead of a newline after the "successfully"

Why is that and how can I fix it?
# 2  
Old 12-05-2010
Code:
echo -e "service started successfully\n" > log

This User Gave Thanks to cabrao For This Post:
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# 3  
Old 12-05-2010
use printf

Code:
printf "test\n" > test.txt

# 4  
Old 12-05-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by cabrao
Code:
echo -e "service started successfully\n" > log

thanks, it worked.
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