On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 1:10 AM, Geir Hauge <geir.ha...@gmail.com> wrote:
... > though printf should be preferred over echo: > > while read -r line; do printf '%s\n' "$line"; done < test.txt > I've never read about using printf in preference to echo. Why is that? I have used it myself in special cases, such as wanting leading zeros (i=0;printf '%03d\n' "${i}";) > > -- > Geir Hauge > > -- How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb? One to hold the griffon and one to fill the bathtub with brightly colored LEDs. Maranatha! <>< John McKown