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# 1  
Old 12-11-2008
listing in 1 line
hi

when I do
ps -aef | grep ....

I get the different parts each on 1 line.


if I do

a=`ps -aef | grep ...`
echo $a

I receive the result on 1 line. how to display it as before? i.e. each on 1 line?

thx
# 2  
Old 12-11-2008
simpleSmilie
Code:
a=`ps -aef | grep ...`
echo "$a"

# 3  
Old 12-11-2008
wow.

i did not get the rule and the effect of this " "

thanks
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