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# 1  
Old 03-12-2008
new line in echo
Hi
i would like disply the new line in echo command.

i have input like:
echo " X1 02:12:13 X2 03:02:12 "

out put:

X1 02:12:13
X2 03:02:12

can you tell how can use new line option in echo command.
# 2  
Old 03-12-2008
You can enter a new line like this.

Code:
echo "\n"

# 3  
Old 03-12-2008
Code:
echo "X1 02:12:13\nX2 03:02:12"

Regards
# 4  
Old 03-25-2008
Actually, not all versions of echo permit backslash escape codes, but all versions of the shell should allow newlines inside quoted strings.

Code:
echo "X1 02:12:13
X2 03:02:12"

Yup, that's a newline smack dab in the middle of the quoted string.
# 5  
Old 12-27-2008
Pass the -e parameter to enable interpretation of backslash escapes(which us off by default). Like this:
PHP Code:
echo -e "hello\nworld!" 
Jostein Topland
# 6  
Old 12-27-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by jtopland
Pass the -e parameter to enable interpretation of backslash escapes(which us off by default). Like this:
PHP Code:
echo -e "hello\nworld!" 

The -e option is not standard. A POSIX-compliant echo does not accept any options:

Code:
$ echo -e "12 34\n56 78"
-e 12 34\n56 78

The simplest and most portable way is to use printf:

Code:
string="12 34\n56 78"
printf "%b\n" "$string"

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