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Old 04-02-2008
escaping single quote

hi,
echo 'abc' will give output abc
how can i get output as 'abc'
plz help. thanks in advance
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Old 04-02-2008
echo "'jav'"
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Old 04-02-2008
another solution

echo \'abc\'
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Old 04-02-2008
echo "'abc'"
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