koreth@ssyx.ucsc.edu (Steven Grimm) (10/23/87)
I need to get newlines (control-Js) into a command line using backquote substitution. That is, I have a program whose output sometimes includes newlines, and I need to get them onto another command's argument list. Unfortunately, csh sees the newlines in the backquote-substituted string and decides that the input line is terminated, even though there are more characters after the newlines. I've tried putting backslashes before the newlines, but apparently csh only looks at the backslashes when accepting tty input, as the backslashes are inserted into the command line. Help! +New! Improved! Now 100% Artificial-+-+-----------------------------------+ |# # @@@ **** &&&&& $$$$$ % %| |Steven Grimm | |# # @ @ * * & $ % %+-+ ARPA: koreth@ucscb.ucsc.edu | |### @ @ **** &&&& $ %%%%%| | UUCP: ...!ucbvax!ucscc!ssyx!koreth| |# # @ @ * * & $ % %+-+ ______________________________| |# # @@@ * ** &&&&& $ % %| | |"Let's see what's out there."| +-----with NutraSour(TM)! No natural colors or preservativET)ET)Ef4f4f^0Y``