Newline in the SHELL

In a bash (#!/bin/bash)

We use "\n", like in C.

echo -e "Banananananana \n \n Nana :-)" 

Be careful!

"-e" is ESSENTIAL for the handling of "\n" ;-)

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 johand@horus:~/src/php$ ls bidon.php bidon.html \ 
> data.csv bidon.html bidon.php data.csv johand@horus:~/src/php$ ls bidon.php ;\ 
> ls fact.php bidon.php fact.php 

Johan
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Yes but wait for example your code that you just gave me :

johand@horus:~/src/php$ ls bidon.php bidon.html \ > data.csv bidon.html bidon.php data.csv johand@horus:~/src/php$ ls bidon.php ;\ > ls fact.php bidon.php fact.php 

you take :

ls fact.php bidon.php fact.php 

On the SHELL, after you typed "ls fact.php" did you hit Enter to validate? Then the same for "bidon.php" and "fact.php" or did you create a new line without validating and if so how? lol That's actually my problem! In the tutorial someone did it like you and I'm wondering how to do it... lol

Thanks +++

Sorry for the spam...

Hello again,

No, that's not it! I read in a topic, if I understood correctly, that you need to type two commands one below the other and then confirm by pressing Enter, but how do I make a line break between these two commands without validating the first one?

For example:
Make
Make install

There must be a key combination that does what I want? Or maybe I just didn't understand everything... lol

Goodbye.

I believe I understand that you are deriving these commands from a tutorial.

Try reading a tutorial on process management with bash.
(I don't have a link directly in mind, look on CCFM, LEA, etc.)
You can chain commands with ';'
johand@horus:~/src/php$ ls bidon*; echo "End of the first command"; ls *csv ; echo "End of the third command"
bidon.html bidon.php
End of the first command
data.csv
End of the third command

Group in a subshell with redirection using '()'
johand@horus:~/src/php$ (ls bidon*; echo "End of the first command"; ls *csv ; echo "End of the third command") > brol
johand@horus:~/src/php$ cat brol
bidon.html
bidon.php
End of the first command
data.csv
End of the third command

etc etc...

Johan

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You're welcome!

echo -e "tata\ntata\ntata"