Re: "echo" does not follow the "getopt" convention

On 8/18/14, 9:34 PM, Peng Yu wrote: > Hi, > > The following shows that echo does not following the "getopt" > convection. Is it better to make all bash internal command following > the getopt convention? As others have responded, `echo' is exempt from following the getopt rules. Congratulations

Re: "echo" does not follow the "getopt" convention

On 08/18/2014 07:34 PM, Peng Yu wrote: > Hi, > > The following shows that echo does not following the "getopt" > convection. Is it better to make all bash internal command following > the getopt convention? No, that would break backward compatibility. > > ~$ echo -n > ~$ echo -n -n > ~$ echo -n

Re: "echo" does not follow the "getopt" convention

Peng Yu 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 op

"echo" does not follow the "getopt" convention

Hi, The following shows that echo does not following the "getopt" convection. Is it better to make all bash internal command following the getopt convention? ~$ echo -n ~$ echo -n -n ~$ echo -n -- -n # I think that the output should just be "-n" not "-- -n". -- -n~$ http://software.frodo.looijaa