set -x
echo "=== EXAMPLE 1"
echo "$(cat <<EOF
hello \\
world
EOF
)"
echo "=== EXAMPLE 2"
echo "$(cat <<'EOF'
hello \\
world
EOF
)"
echo "=== EXAMPLE 3"
set -o posix
shopt -s xpg_echo
echo "$(cat <<EOF
hello \\
world
EOF
)"
set +o posix
shopt -u xpg_echo
echo "=== EXAMPLE 4"
cat <<EOF
hello \\
world
EOF
echo "=== EXAMPLE 5"
cat <<'EOF'
hello \\
world
EOF
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