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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:53:44 +0000
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From: roger peppe <rogpeppe@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [9fans] rc strings
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what about this?
ifs=3D'
' n=3D`{echo 'a    b'}

or

ifs=3D'' n=3D`{echo 'a    b'}

if you don't mind the newline character being in the string.

On 11 March 2010 11:43, hugo rivera <uair00@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> % n=3D`{echo 'a =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 b'}
>
> sets n to a list containing two elements, 'a' and 'b'. How can I set n
> to a single string 'a =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 b'? note that I =
must execute external
> commands, so the obvious solution
>
> % n=3D'a =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 b'
>
> doesn't work for me.
> Saludos,
>
> --
> Hugo
>
>