Re: problem with \n and variables in bash script

[Iñaki Martínez <debian@euskal-linux.org>]

Hi!!!

 Thank you both.......


 Colin,

Quote correctly. Also, you can probably drop the -e.

  echo "$SALIDA"


 really i feel........ no words...... :-(



> > So my question is how to get \n processed with variables.
> 
> You need to set the IFS variable. Read 'man bash'. Just put 
> 
> IFS=' \t' 
> 
> at the front of your script. (no need for the -e switch to echo then)


 Well, this solves the "\n" problem but if the out has TABs they are
cut and the out is diferent, i do not understand very well what do that
variable (IFS)


 Any way, i drop -e and put quotes...



 Thanks....