Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 17:24:43 -0800 From: Edward Martinez <eam1edward@gmail.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: why newline scape sequence does not work in Freebsd's bash Message-ID: <4EFE645B.8010906@gmail.com>
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Hello,
Why the scape sequence; newline (\n) does not work in FreeBSD's
bash, However, it works both in Linux and Solaris bash?
For instance, when i type something basic using the newline scape
sequence in FreeBSD bash i get this:
$ FRUIT_BASKET="apple oranges pears"
$ echo "My fruit basket contains:\n$FRUIT_BASKET"
My fruit basket contains:\napple oranges pears
the newline becomes part of stdout, but it works in linux and
solaris; the output is shown in two separate lines.
is there is setting i have to change in FreeBSD's shell init file so
it will behave like linux and solaris bash shell or use just use "printf"?
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