How to split strings over multiple lines in Bash?

Question

How can i split my long string constant over multiple lines?

I realize that you can do this:

echo "continuation \\
lines"
>continuation li         


        

Answer 1

However, if you have indented code, it doesn't work out so well:

    echo "continuation \
    lines"
>continuation     lines

Try with single quotes and concatenating the strings:

    echo 'continuation' \
    'lines'
>continuation lines

Note: the concatenation includes a whitespace.