* Marc Collin 2016-09-08 05:04 > What people here think of heredoc? > > cat << EOF > 1st line > 2nd line > 3rd line > 4th line > EOF
is there a special reason people use `EOF` rather than anything else. FWIW, I use a dot. looks very clear and natural to me, saves some keystrokes, feels right, just as ending a sentence with full stop. cat <<. 1st line 2nd line 3rd line 4th line .