I'm not sure if the problem is echo or the bash shell. echo -e "123\n 456"
yields the proper spacing. However, text="123\n 456" echo $text does not. Why not? -- % Randy Yates % "My Shangri-la has gone away, fading like %% Fuquay-Varina, NC % the Beatles on 'Hey Jude'" %%% 919-577-9882 % %%%% <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> % 'Shangri-La', *A New World Record*, ELO http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
