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# 8  
Old 11-06-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
This seems like there's a <carriage return> character in N, as it prints A20121105, returns to char #1, and prints 01.DC. Try echo $N|od -tx1 and publish the result here.
That did not work. Just got a bunch of numbers as output.
# 9  
Old 11-06-2012
That's exactly what I'm out for! The numbers represent the characters in your string, ALL chars, including invisible control chars.
# 10  
Old 11-06-2012
Using
Code:
echo $N|od -tx1

(if using code similar to the first one I posted) does not work. However using
Code:
echo $N2|od -tx1

gives the following output

0000000 41 32 30 32 30 31 32 31 31 30 36 0d 0d 30 31 2e
0000020 44 43 0d 0a
0000024
# 11  
Old 11-06-2012
Try like..
Code:
 ls -ltr |echo  A`date '+%Y%m%d'`01.txt

# 12  
Old 11-06-2012
Quote:
Originally Posted by Immelstorn
. . .
Code:
0000000 41 32 30 32 30 31 32 31 31 30 36 0d 0d 30 31 2e
0000020 44 43 0d 0a                       ^--^--- see that?
0000024        ^--- and that?

You've got (multiple!) <CR> chars in your string variable, wherever they may come from. You need to check the development of that variable (and its "parent" variables) from the first assignment to eliminate those. Then your printout will be OK.
# 13  
Old 11-06-2012
Yes, I just realized that two. Seems that creating the scripts in Windows and then export them to the Unix environment is not the best idea.

Created the script in emacs and the <CR> chars disappeared.

Thanks for all the help.
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