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newlines.sh

	#!/bin/bash

	ifs="$IFS"

	IFS='\n\t'

	cmd="echo $@"

	bash -c "$cmd"

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this works tho.sh

	#!/bin/bash

	ifs="$IFS"

	IFS='\n\t'

	cmd="echo "'"'"$@"'"'

	bash -c "$cmd"

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isaacs commented Oct 23, 2018

$ bash3 newlines.sh 'a
> b'
a
bash: line 1: b: command not found

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