Package: coreutils Version: 5.2.1-2 Severity: minor File: /bin/echo
Echo can give unexpected results because the first argument can be interpreted either as an option or a thing to echo. The package maintainer says "use prinf instead", as a work-around. That information ought to be in echo's man page, at least in the "See Also" section, if not in the "Bugs" section. Quoted response: >On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 10:13:48PM +0100, Greg Kochanski wrote: > >> Echo does not support the '--' flag. > > >No it doesn't. Use printf. > >Mike Stone -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Versions of packages coreutils depends on: ii libacl1 2.2.23-1 Access control list shared library ii libc6 2.3.2.ds1-20 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
