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Re: Big bug in shell scripting in Applescript
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Re: Big bug in shell scripting in Applescript


  • Subject: Re: Big bug in shell scripting in Applescript
  • From: Christopher Stone <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2011 18:19:09 -0500

Blinkin' sh has its own 'echo' command.

If you want to be able to use 'echo' with the '-n' switch you have to make the explicit call:

set mySuffix to quoted form of "What the blinking
hell?


"
set cmd to "/bin/echo -n " & mySuffix
do shell script cmd without altering line endings

--
Chris

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