Kendall Shaw <queshaw@pacbell.net> writes: > Can I include a newline in an argument on the command line? > > For example, this doesn't work: > > A='asdf > fdsa' Yes, it does (in bash, at least). But you may not be using it right. [18:00:02] wesley:~ $ A='asdf fdsa' [18:00:39] wesley:~ $ echo "$A" asdf fdsa -- Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> - In a variety of flavors! Loo slips sink ships ...