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32 lines
918 B
Bash
32 lines
918 B
Bash
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#!/bin/bash
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# 'echo' is fine for printing single line messages,
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# but somewhat problematic for for message blocks.
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# A 'cat' here document overcomes this limitation.
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cat <<End-of-message
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-------------------------------------
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This is line 1 of the message.
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This is line 2 of the message.
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This is line 3 of the message.
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This is line 4 of the message.
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This is the last line of the message.
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-------------------------------------
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End-of-message
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exit 0
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#--------------------------------------------
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# Code below disabled, due to "exit 0" above.
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# S.C. points out that the following also works.
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echo "-------------------------------------
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This is line 1 of the message.
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This is line 2 of the message.
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This is line 3 of the message.
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This is line 4 of the message.
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This is the last line of the message.
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-------------------------------------"
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# However, text may not include double quotes unless they are escaped.
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