---- this line ends here but must be concatenated with this one "this line ends here" and should NOT be concatenated with this one
In case the line you want to join start with a char different than ", you may use \n.*"\n as regex.
Seems obvious, but other seemingly simple ways to use it don't work:
echo !whammy
and
echo "!whammy"
both output:
-bash: !whammy: event not found
and this:
echo "\!whammy"
outputs:
\!whammy
with the slash :(
you can also do any combinations of quotes for a complex string:
echo "It's great to be able to use a bang ("'!'") in a command"'!'
outputs:
It's great to be able to use a bang (!) in a command!
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