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RCS file: /cvs/openbsd/fw_update/fw_install.sh,v
retrieving revision 1.89
retrieving revision 1.90
diff -u -r1.89 -r1.90
--- openbsd/fw_update/fw_install.sh	2021/12/19 04:05:25	1.89
+++ openbsd/fw_update/fw_install.sh	2021/12/19 19:16:55	1.90
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/ksh
-#	$OpenBSD: fw_install.sh,v 1.89 2021/12/19 04:05:25 afresh1 Exp $
+#	$OpenBSD: fw_install.sh,v 1.90 2021/12/19 19:16:55 afresh1 Exp $
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2021 Andrew Hewus Fresh <afresh1@openbsd.org>
 #
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@
 }
 
 devices_needing_firmware() {
-	local _d _m _line _dmesgtail _last=''
+	local _d _m _line _dmesgtail _last='' _nl=$( echo )
 
 	# When we're not in the installer, the dmesg.boot can
 	# contain multiple boots, so only look in the last one
@@ -124,11 +124,8 @@
 	grep -v '^[[:space:]]*#' "$FWPATTERNS" |
 	    while read -r _d _m; do
 		[ "$_d" = "$_last" ] && continue
-		[ "$_m" ] || _m="^${_d}[0-9] at "
-
-		if [ "$_m" != "${_m#^}" ]; then
-			_m="$( echo -n "\n${_m#^}" )"
-		fi
+		[ "$_m" ]             || _m="${_nl}${_d}[0-9] at "
+		[ "$_m" = "${_m#^}" ] || _m="${_nl}${_m#^}"
 
 		if [[ $_dmesgtail = *$_m* ]]; then
 			echo "$_d"