Charles Daffern wrote:
On 02/08/15 20:30, Linda Walsh wrote:
if [[ $(printf "\n") == $'\n' ]]; then echo T; else echo F; fi
F
The command substitution operators ($(...) and `...`) strip all trailing
linefeeds. You are left with an empty string here.
The usual workarounds I see (where necessary) are hacks like this:
variable=$(command; echo x); variable=${variable%?x}
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I see what you mean --- erk...
I think the process substitution doesn't, since you need
to explicitly use a -t switch if you want to strip the "\n"'s off
Thanks!
