How to store and echo multiple lines elegantly in bash?
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I'm trying to capture a block of text into a variable, with newlines maintained, then echo it.
However, the newlines don't seemed to be maintained when I am either capturing the text or displaying it.
Any ideas regarding how I can accomplish this?
Example:
#!/bin/bash
read -d '' my_var <<"BLOCK"
this
is
a
test
BLOCK
echo $my_var
Output:
this is a test
Desired output:
this
is
a
test
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