Re: [LUNI] Shell questions

From: David Rock (rockdw@bigfoot.com)
Date: Mon Mar 12 2001 - 21:13:35 CST

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    On Mon, Mar 12, 2001 at 08:26:03PM -0600, Jay Strauss wrote:
    > WHY???
    >
    > I see it works, but I don't get it. why to I have to escape before and
    > after the inside escape
    >
    > > $ echo Hi\ I\'m\ fine.

    You aren't escaping the inside escape, you are escaping the space. If you
    don't, then the shell can't tell that all the text is supposed to to be
    part of the echo command (it' thinks it is separate words). 

    -- 
David Rock
rockdw@bigfoot.com

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