how do I input commands in Linux which contain multiple lines?

Question

Using "enter" excutes a single line but I have 3 lines to input before excution.

Answer 1

If it is just a long single command put a backslash after each line. When you press enter this will allow you to enter another line. For example, I could write the command ls -l * as:

$ ls \
> -l \
> *

If you want to execute multiple commands seperate them with a ; (semicolon). For example:

$ command1; command 2; command 3

Answer 2

Put your lines of code into a shell script, then execute it. It's just like making a batch file in Windows.

Answer 3

You can enter a \ at the end of each line entered in the terminal window. so
ls \
*.Z

would be the equivilent of

ls *.Z

Answer 4

TRY putting slashes in the end of the line



$_UK_HI

Answer 5

try putting a semi-colon between commands