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Re: Expect.pm and multiline commands

by Tomte (Priest)
on Sep 28, 2006 at 13:48 UTC ( #575353=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Expect.pm and multiline commands

IIRC 

shell>some -really -long -command \
-with -many -options

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is actualy one line - the newline character is consumed and not part of the executed command.

compare 

tomte@librics-tomte ~ $ echo "test
eins"
test
eins

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to 
tomte@librics-tomte ~ $ echo "test\
eins"
testeins

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regards,
tomte

An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.
-- Albert Camus

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Re^2: Expect.pm and multiline commands
by cbrandtbuffalo (Deacon) on Sep 28, 2006 at 14:26 UTC
    I should clarify my example because the case I'm trying to test actually matches your example. That is, I want to test a string passed to an option and the string should pass along the new line.

    I think your example may have answered my question about different shells. I use tcsh and I get: 
    >echo "test\
? stuff"
test 
stuff

>echo "test
Unmatched ".

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