[SOLVED] here document and double backslash

Issue

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

Solution

Quote the beginning here document marker:

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

Answered By - Dennis Williamson

Answer Checked By - Terry (WPSolving Volunteer)