[wellylug] Command Line Carriage Return Question

[JP]

 --- Chris Hodgetts wrote: 

> Hello, I have a command line Jabber messenger tool.
> (Being used for alerts and things)
> 
> It appears that I can only send messages in a single
> line format.
> 
> I have tried entering the \r and \n and everything
> else I can think of
> to get carriage returns into the message but to no
> avil.
> 
> How I am invoking the script is
> 
> ./jabber.pl jabbername at jabber.server "Testing \n
> Does this work \r I
> hope so"
> 
> 
> Someone suggested that I insert the ASCII CR (0x0A)
> which may work,
> however I have never inserted anything like this
> before
> 

Try this (note the $ sign and single quotes): 

./jabber.pl jabbername at jabber.server $'Testing \n Does
this work \n I  hope so'

or this:

./jabber.pl jabbername at jabber.server $'Testing \xA
Does this work \xA I  hope so'

(man bash explains why these would work).

Alternatively, this might be a jabber thing, in which
case I unfortunately can't help.

Do an echo $'Testing \n Testing' and an echo $'Testing
\xA Testing' to see if the shell is doing the right
thing (perhaps with the -e option to echo, but I don't
think it is required).  If bash is working, it's
probably your .pl script or whatever protocol jabber
uses.

Cheers
Tony

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