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    How to continue to next line

    What is the symbol I can use in UNIX for continuing my command on the next line? In other words I have a long command which runs to the next line alone so what is the symbol I must use to make the UNIX operating system understand that my command is continuing to the next line.


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    Re: How to continue to next line

    In order for continuing a command in the next line in UNIX system the backslash symbol namely \ placed at the end of the line tells the UNIX system that the command is continuing in the next line.
    For example
    $ echo a\
    > b\
    > c
    gives
    a b c


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