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To: bug-bash@gnu.org
Subject: Builtin command echo does not work properly.
Configuration Information [Automatically generated, do not change]:
Machine: i686
OS: cygwin
Compiler: gcc
Compilation CFLAGS: -DPROGRAM='bash.exe' -DCONF_HOSTTYPE='i686'
-DCONF_OSTYPE='cygwin' -DCO
>
> Description:
> The builtin command echo [-neE] [arg ...] does not work properly
>
> Repeat-By:
> Enter:
> echo -E "\ttext"
> Expected result:
> \ttext
> Result:
> -E text
Not a bug. POSIX requires that echo prints everything witho
Christoph Jeksa wrote:
> Description:
> The builtin command echo [-neE] [arg ...] does not work properly
>
> Repeat-By:
> Enter:
> echo -E "\ttext"
> Expected result:
> \ttext
> Result:
> -E text
>
> Fix:
> Use /usr/bin/echo to