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I actually just figured it out. The -r was causing me trouble. It's always the little things that cause issues when lack of sleep is in play. :) Thank you.

sirEgghead
– sirEgghead

2021-02-12 22:23:52 +00:00
Commented Feb 12, 2021 at 22:23
@sirEgghead yeah it's especially confusing since -r usually is the right thing when reading arbitrary strings from a file

steeldriver
– steeldriver

2021-02-12 22:28:14 +00:00
Commented Feb 12, 2021 at 22:28
Yeah it's my default when using read in a script. Perhaps I should leave all of this alone and get rest next time. lol. Thanks again!

sirEgghead
– sirEgghead

2021-02-12 22:29:19 +00:00
Commented Feb 12, 2021 at 22:29

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