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Hi, I want to print "-n" in shell. i tried follwoing: echo -n "-n" but it did not work. Please help....
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  1. 06-20-2011 #1
    arun_nishad
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    Printing "-n"

    Hi,

    I want to print "-n" in shell.

    i tried follwoing:
    echo -n "-n"
    but it did not work.
    Please help.
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  2. 07-12-2011 #2
    vamped1
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    I've had a similar issue. This worked for me:
    Code:
    echo - -n
    or
    Code:
    echo -n - -n
    depending on what you are trying to do. I don't know why just one dash there works, instead of the usual "dash dash" to end options.

    For greater flexibility you may want to look at printf:
    Code:
    printf "-n"
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