title: How to split strings over multiple lines in Bash?
body: <p>How can i split my long string constant over multiple lines?</p>
  <p>I realize that you can do this:</p>
  <pre><code>echo &quot;continuation \
  lines&quot;
  &gt;continuation lines
  </code></pre>
  <p>However, if you have indented code, it doesn't work out so well:</p>
  <pre><code>    echo &quot;continuation \
      lines&quot;
  &gt;continuation     lines
  </code></pre>