On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:06:45 -0600, Matthew R. Dempsky wrote: > On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 07:39:12PM -0500, T wrote: >> So is it bash that is eating the trailing \n's? > > Yes, but it's not a bug. See the section about ``Command Substitution'' > in the bash(1) man page.
Got it: ,----- | Bash performs the expansion by executing command and replacing the command | substitution with the standard output of the command, with any trailing | newlines deleted. Embedded newlines are not deleted. `----- the "feature" is so confusing. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
