title: Use of \c in shell scripting
body: <p>I am editing someone else scripts and I see s/he has used this <code>\c</code> very often like</p>
  
  <pre><code>echo "bla bla \c"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>which when used simply prints </p>
  
  <pre><code>bla bla \c
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>on the screen.</p>
  
  <p>So, I was wondering why use it or may be I am missing something, because it is doing nothing at all ? I checked escape characters and I didn't find any such thing as well. Is there any special use of \c in shell scripts, mainly in bash and korn shells ? </p>