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I need to echo some text. like text "hey"

If i try with code echo "text "hey"" getting output as text hey

So, how to display the double quotes also. Can anyone help me with this.

Spooky
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    Simply type `echo 'text "hey"'` - wrap the entire string in single quotes ('). Here's why: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/29980/whats-the-difference-between-single-and-double-quotes-in-the-bash-shell/ – paulsm4 Dec 05 '20 at 06:32

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You can use

echo 'text "hey"'

or

echo "text \"hey\""

In short:

  • The double quote ( "quote" ) protects everything enclosed between two double quote marks except $, ', " and \. Use the double quotes when you want only variables and command substitution

    • Variable - Yes
    • Wildcards - No
    • Command substitution - yes

  • The single quote ( 'quote' ) protects everything enclosed between two single quote marks. It is used to turn off the special meaning of all characters.

    • Variable - No
    • Wildcards - No
    • Command substitution - No

Further details: https://bash.cyberciti.biz/guide/Quoting

Picaud Vincent
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