Fix #15 - Windows note for hash #41
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Updated echo sample for "greeting" to be portable for both Unix/Linux and Windows. The Microsoft Windows CMD echo treats both single and double quotes as values (not delimiters).
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jwiegley
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Aug 22, 2025
| ```bash | ||
| $ mkdir sample; cd sample | ||
| $ echo 'Hello, world!' > greeting | ||
| $ echo Hello, world!> greeting |
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| $ echo Hello, world!> greeting | |
| $ echo Hello, world\!> greeting |
I think that on some shells, having an unescaped bang like this might be interpreted as a history reference?
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Updated echo sample for "greeting" to be portable for both Unix/Linux and Windows.
The Microsoft Windows CMD echo treats both single and double quotes as values (not delimiters).