How to add a linebreak using REG command in a MULTI_SZ value type?

Question

How I can insert a newline using REG command in a MULTI SZ value?

This is what I've tried:

REG ADD "HKCU\Test" /V "Test Multi SZ" /T "REG_MULTI_SZ" /D "a\n b" /F

..But this is what I got:

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This is what I want to reproduce using REG.exe:

The key:

Binary data:

The Regedit script:

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Test]
"Test Multi SZ"=hex(7):61,00,00,00,62,00,00,00,00,00

Answer 1

Try this, line separator is \0:

reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Test /t REG_MULTI_SZ /v "Test Multi SZ" /d "a\0b\0"

Enter reg add /? for help at the command line.

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Example:

reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Test /t REG_MULTI_SZ /v "Test Multi SZ" /d "red\0green\0blue\0dark grey\0"

reg query HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Test

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Test
    Test Multi SZ       REG_MULTI_SZ    red\0green\0blue\0dark grey\0\0

Screenshots from regedit:

• main window

• edit binary window
  

• edit multiline window
  

Answer 2

Try with hex values - it should be 0d 0a