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New to shell scripting, I wanted to learn how the echo command works. I started with the following code. 

echo -n "What is your name -- "
read i 
echo "Your name is $i"

I do not understand why I still have a new trailing character. 

"-n What is your name --"

I am on a mac OS X 10.12.6. I am using zsh. Had the same results with Bash.

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marked as duplicate by Jeff Schaller, thrig, Community♦ Dec 12 '17 at 23:07

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    This thread answers your question. – PesaThe Dec 12 '17 at 23:03
  • @PesaThe Thank you! While the answer was in the man page I didn't see it when I red the echo man page. – politicus Dec 16 '17 at 0:53

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