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# 1  
Old 10-04-2006
Bug echo a block of lines
echo "line 1"
echo "line 2"
echo "..."
echo "..."
echo "line n-1"
echo "line n"

How can I echo n number of lines with one 'echo' command?
# 2  
Old 10-04-2006
either
Code:
echo "
line1
line2
...
lineN"

or

Code:
cat <<EOF
line1
line2
...
lineN
EOF

# 3  
Old 10-04-2006
Code:
echo -e "line1\nline2\nline3"

if -e option is not there
use

Code:
printf "line1\nline2\nline3"

# 4  
Old 10-05-2006
MySQL
Thanks to all.
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