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The opposite. ; is the same as a newline. Prepending the newline with a backslash \ is like saying "pretend this newline isn't here". So all of the -H arguments
by oddeyed 6y ago
The opposite. ; is the same as a newline. Prepending the newline with a backslash \ is like saying "pretend this newline isn't here". So all of the -H arguments get applied to the same command in the example, rather than being treated as commands in their own right.
- newswasboring 6y agoOh... I am having one of those moments where I feel like everyone else but me knew this and I'm a dummy. But when put like this, I realize \ here is an escape character thing, making the newline into \\n.