Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i486
OS: linux-gnu
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i486'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='linux-gnu' -DCONF_MACHTYPE='i486-pc-linux-gnu'
-DCONF_VENDOR='pc' -DLOCALEDIR='/usr/share/locale' -DPACKAGE='bash' -DSHELL
-DHAVE_CONFIG_H -I. -I../bash -I../bash/include -I../bash/lib -g -O2 -Wall
uname output: Linux fsc-log 2.6.28-11-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Apr 17
01:57:59 UTC 2009 i686 GNU/Linux
Machine Type: i486-pc-linux-gnu
Bash Version: 3.2
Patch Level: 48
Release Status: release
Description:
Bash allows escape characters to be embedded by using the $'\n'
syntax. However, unlike all other $variables,
this doesn't work with embedded newlines. I think it should.
Repeat-By:
X="a$'\n'b c"
echo "$X"
expect to see:
a
b c
actually see:
a$'\n'b c
Fix:
$'\n' should be expanded within double-quotes, like other variables
are.
Otherwise, please correct the man-page to make it clearer.
If this is a feature, not a bug, then is there a better way to include
newlines in a variable-assignment?
The syntax X="a"$'\n'"b c" will do it, but that is really really
ugly.
Thanks,
Richard
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