All newlines are removed when saving cat output into a variable
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The shell is splitting the msgs variable so echo get multiple parameters.
You need to quote your variable to prevent this to happen:
echo "$msgs"
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Comments
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MOHAMED almost 2 years
I have the following file
linux$ cat test.txt toto titi tete tataSaving the cat output into a variable will discard the newlines
linux$ msgs=`cat test.txt` linux$ echo $msgs toto titi tete tataHow to keep the output containing the newlines in the variables?
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jlliagre almost 11 yearsDoesn't answer the question nor make sense.catignores its standard input when passed file name(s) as argument. -
Jerry Green over 3 yearsConfusing yet simple. Bash in a nut-shell