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# 1  
Old 02-06-2006
Quick Variable Question
Hi, this is probably very easy but, how do I define a variable for more than one line.

For example:

var1='more
than
one
line'

when I call it, I want it to be exactly like this, don't want all the words on the same line.
# 2  
Old 02-06-2006
try
var1='more \n
than \n
one \n
line'
# 3  
Old 02-06-2006
try
var1='more \n
than \n
one \n
line'
# 4  
Old 02-06-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by sssow
try
var1='more \n
than \n
one \n
line'

Thank you. I do this, than I do an "echo $var1" and this is what I get:

more \n than \n one \n line

I think the single quotes tells it to ignore the returns. When I use double quotes, I still get the same thing. Smilie
# 5  
Old 02-06-2006
what OS. I tried it on MKS and HP-UX and it works fine..try \r or \r\n
# 6  
Old 02-07-2006
I'm using the Bash shell.
# 7  
Old 02-07-2006
Quote:
Originally Posted by starks
Hi, this is probably very easy but, how do I define a variable for more than one line.

For example:

var1='more
than
one
line'

when I call it, I want it to be exactly like this, don't want all the words on the same line.
Did you try echo "$var1" ?
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