echo is not the most portable method to pipe output. In some systems echo -n hello will output "-n hello". I was experiencing this when getting an "invalid JSON" error while creating buckets with riak admin. printf is a more reliable way to "echo" variables without newlines.
echois not the most portable method to pipe output. In some systemsecho -n hellowill output"-n hello". I was experiencing this when getting an "invalid JSON" error while creating buckets withriak admin.printfis a more reliable way to "echo" variables without newlines.