On Thu, 7 Nov 2002, Leonard den Ottolander wrote: > while read line; do echo ${line}; done < somefile
Us raw input instead: while read -r line; do echo ${line}; done < somefile Then, given that somefile contains: \ \\ \\\ \\\\ you will get exactly that as output. Use "help read | less" at the bash command line for more info. -- "Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again." - Unknown -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list