[plug] bash, echo and tabs

[Steve Boak]

Hi

I'm trying to format some output from a bash script, and there's something
I just can't seem to figure out or find a reference to.

if I type "df -h /mnt", I get
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda3             2.0G  125M  1.9G   7% /

however if I type "echo `df -h /mnt`", I get
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda3 2.0G 125M 1.9G 7% /

with all the tabs and the CR replaced by spaces.

I've tried "echo -e", but that doesn't work as the tabs aren't escaped in
the "df" output string.

Just in case you want to know...
Debian Etch, Linux 2.6.18-5-686
GNU bash, version 3.1.17(1)-release (i486-pc-linux-gnu)

Any suggestions?

Thanks

Steve

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