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# The blank space before the #=> marker matters?
$ echo 'one space' #=> one space
$ echo 'one tab' #=> one tab
$ echo 'multi spaces' #=> multi spaces
$ echo 'multi tabs' #=> multi tabs
$ echo 'mixed' #=> mixed
# Blank lines and comments in the middle.
# No need to 'close' previous command.
# Leading and trailing blank space are preserved?
$ echo ' leading space' #=> leading space
$ echo ' leading spaces' #=> leading spaces
$ printf '\tleading tab\n' #=> leading tab
$ printf '\t\tleading tabs\n' #=> leading tabs
$ echo 'trailing space ' #=> trailing space
$ echo 'trailing spaces ' #=> trailing spaces
$ printf 'trailing tab\t\n' #=> trailing tab
$ printf 'trailing tabs\t\t\n' #=> trailing tabs
# Blank output
$ echo ' ' #=>
$ echo ' ' #=>
$ printf '\t\n' #=>
$ printf '\t\t\t\n' #=>
$ printf ' \t \t\t \n' #=>
# Inline results have precedence over normal results
$ echo "both inline and normal output" #=> both inline and normal output
Inline wins.
The normal output is just ignored.
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