How to Use New Line character ( n ) in Shell Script

Command:

# echo -e “First LinenSecond Line”

# printf “First LinenSecond Line”

Uses of n in bash Script:

n (Line Feed) is used as a new line character for Unix based systems. Below is an simple example to use new line character in bash shell scripts. Use one of followings examples

# echo -e "This is First Line nThis is Second Line"

# echo -e 'This is First Line nThis is Second Line'

# echo $'This is First Line nThis is Second Line'

# printf "This is First Line nThis is Second Line"