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I don't think that's correct, do you have an example? This works for me: $ var=$(echo $'a\nb') $ echo "$var" a b

• mehrdadn 9y ago
  Oh, I meant before the trailing newlines, sorry for being unclear. Try using a\nb\n\n\n instead of a\nb and observing that the output doesn't change.
  • bewuethr 9y ago
    Ah, okay, got it. Yes, that can be surprising.