How do I use echo with ` sign?

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Frank - 08 Feb 2006 03:31 GMT

I am doing echo in Unix promt, but it gives me error on
unit>> echo "`asdf"
Unmatched `.

TIA

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bplumhoff@gmail.com - 08 Feb 2006 14:07 GMT

Hi Frank,

That's OT here.

The ` starts an "instring" command. echo "`echo hello` world" would
result in hello world.

Change your command to echo '`asdf' or echo "\`asdf", for example.

HTH,
Bernd

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Frank - 09 Feb 2006 01:33 GMT

> Hi Frank,
>
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> HTH,
> Bernd

Done, these two tricks worked.
echo '`asdf'
echo \`asdf

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