got it!
$buffer=`cat some_file`
echo $buffer <- ignores newlines
echo "$buffer" <- doesn't ignore newlines
reasoning: http://www.chains.ch/stuff/books/unix/upt/ch08_14.htm scroll to multiline quoting.
should have googled harder ;-)
Aram Yegenian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
$buffer=`cat some_file`
echo $buffer <- ignores newlines
echo "$buffer" <- doesn't ignore newlines
reasoning: http://www.chains.ch/stuff/books/unix/upt/ch08_14.htm scroll to multiline quoting.
should have googled harder ;-)
Aram Yegenian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
hi,
how can i store a multiline text in a shell variable, is it even possible?
what i tried till now:
$buffer=`cat some_file`
which removes the newlines...
and...
while read x
do
buffer="$buffer $x"
done
which again removes the newlines.
either it can't be done OR i forgot shell programming OR it's a really simple solution and i can't put my finger on it!
any ideas?
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