Peng Yu <[email protected]> writes:

> The following shows that echo does not following the "getopt"
> convection.

POSIX requires that:

    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.

It also says: New applications are encouraged to use printf instead of
echo.

Andreas.

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