Hi, the command printf seems to be ignoring the ending '\n' that passes to it:
$ test=`/usr/bin/printf "1\n a\n "` $ echo "$test<end>" 1 a <end> $ test=`/usr/bin/printf "1\n a\n"` $ echo "$test<end>" 1 a<end> The only different between 2nd and 1st assignment of test is the ending " ". I need the ending "\n" to place "<end>" at next line after "a", without the leading space. How can I do that? thanks PS, my printf: $ /usr/bin/printf --version printf (GNU coreutils) 5.2.1 Written by David MacKenzie. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
