accessing a variable showing in single line instead of multiple lines

Question

I am storing the multiple lines in a variable and when I am trying to access them it is showing in a single line.

$ echo -e "A\nB"
A
B
$ VAR=`echo -e "A\nB"`
$ echo $VAR
A B

let me know is there any way to get the output as same as command. I want A, B to be in different lines while accessing it.

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 01 '12 at 11:53

4

Need quotes when echoing:

$ var=$(echo -e "A\nB")

$ echo "$var"
A
B

answered Dec 01 '12 at 11:53

Chris Seymour

The double quotes prevent [word splitting](http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html#Word-Splitting) – glenn jackman Dec 01 '12 at 17:00

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 05 '14 at 05:43

0

$ VAR=echo -e "A\nB" $ echo "$VAR" A B

answered Jun 05 '14 at 05:43

Ganga

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