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On Sat, 26 May 2007, John wrote:

> I can't get:
>
> #! /bin/sh
> echo "Type file name: \c"
> read FNAME
> echo $FNAME
> #
>
> to work without the line feed (using " or ' quotes
> in the echo). Any tips?

'\c' is an escape sequence that prompts 'echo' to disable the trailing
newline.  However, you have to tell 'echo' to look for escape sequences,
i.e.,

echo -e "Type file name: \c"

(quotes don't matter).  Alternatively, as Isaac said, both '/bin/echo' and
the bash 'echo' builtin support the '-n' option to avoid the trailing
newline, i.e.,

echo -n "Type file name: "

(in which case you won't need the '\c').
HTH,
	Igor
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