On 04/01/2013 01:32 PM, Dave Rutherford wrote: > On Mon, Apr 01, 2013 at 03:16:07PM +0300, Hemmo Nieminen wrote: >>> Description: >>> Currently it seems to be impossible to e.g. print "-n" with the >>> builtin >>> echo witout any extra characters. >> >> You should use printf instead. The echo command is a historical artifact >> which cannot be used for general-purpose output. >> >> http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/echo.html says: >> >> The echo utility shall not recognize the "--" argument in the manner >> specified by Guideline 10 of XBD Utility Syntax Guidelines ; "--" >> shall be recognized as a string operand. > > Perhaps this is worth adjusting unless POSIXLY_CORRECT?
No. Existing scripts already rely on existing behavior, and changing the behavior of 'echo' is just asking for problems. Use 'printf' instead. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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