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From: Bill Poser 
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Subject: Re: echo -n
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Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 18:02:44 EST
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By default, echo puts a newline at the end of the string it prints.
The -n option leaves out the newline. This is useful, for example, in
prompts; e.g. to prompt for terminal type in a .login file do:

	echo -n "Terminal: "

and whatever the user types will appear on the same line as the prompt.

Bill Poser (poser@su-csli).
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