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List:       suse-programming-e
Subject:    Re: [suse-programming-e] line feed
From:       Jerry Feldman <gaf () blu ! org>
Date:       2005-06-02 12:03:33
Message-ID: 200506020803.34052.gaf () blu ! org
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On Wednesday 01 June 2005 5:31 pm, Patrick B. O'Brien wrote:
> No,
>
> Here is the line in my script and the report, hmm?
>
> echo "\n############# New /etc/aliases file from Listserv
> ###############"                        >> $outfile
>
>
> \n############# New /etc/aliases file from Listserv ###############

Try:
echo -e "\n# New /etc/aliases file from Listserv #########"

I've shortened this to prevdent line wrap. 
Read the man page from echo(1)
The -e option enables the escape characters.

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