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Re: bug /bin/echo does not perform according to documentation
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era+gmane |
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Re: bug /bin/echo does not perform according to documentation |
Date: |
18 Feb 2004 13:35:00 +0200 |
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On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 14:03:03 -0600, John Hutchins
<address@hidden> posted to bug-sh-utils:
> address@hidden
> Found that /bin/echo will not read \007 or \033 as bel and esc.
> \c does not stop a new line.
Works here.
$ /bin/echo -e '\007\033\c' | od -t x1
0000000 07 1b
0000002
Did you miss the part which says you need -e to enable this behavior?
> /bin/echo --version
> echo (GNU sh-utils) 2.0.11
> Written by FIXME unknown.
Same here:
$ /bin/echo --version
echo (GNU sh-utils) 2.0.11
Written by FIXME unknown.
Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Incidentally, sh-utils is now part of coreutils. Perhaps you want to
upgrade / sidegrade. See <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Hope this helps,
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