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Asked: 2026-06-06T16:59:42+00:00

If I use a here document in a shell script that contains multiple backslashes

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If I use a here document in a shell script that contains multiple backslashes ‘\’, the shell translates it into a single backslash. Can I work around this without changing the text ?

$ cat <<EOF  
> Print \\hello \\world  
> EOF  
Print \hello \world
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  1. Editorial Team

    Quote the beginning here document marker:

    cat <<'EOF'
Print \\hello \\world
EOF
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