The Debian dash maintainer considers this a WONTFIX: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550399
It seems unlikely that Ubuntu will want to override this. ** Summary changed: - dash parses backslashes in single quotes + dash: echo builtin interprets backslash escape sequences ** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #550399 http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=550399 -- dash: echo builtin interprets backslash escape sequences https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259671 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs