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From SO: >Git can take the commit message from a file using the -F or --file flags: >git commit -F message.txt So something like echo 'pmontra\n say\n t

by tomjen3 10y ago

From SO: >Git can take the commit message from a file using the -F or --file flags: >git commit -F message.txt So something like echo 'pmontra\n say\n this\n should be several lines' | git commit -F /dev/stdin would get around your block.

jwilk 10y ago
You want printf, not echo. echo is a very non-portable command. POSIX says: "if any of the operands contain a <backslash> character, the results are implementation‐defined."
- milesrout 10y ago
  why would the portability of the commands I type directly into my shell matter?
  - jwilk 10y ago
    In your shell, it doesn't matter much. In a HN comment, it matters, because other people will read the comment and may learn bad habits.