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Re: echo '-e' doesn't work as expected, or does it?
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Ralf Goertz |
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Re: echo '-e' doesn't work as expected, or does it? |
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Date: |
Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:47:17 +0100 |
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KNode/4.7.2 |
Philip wrote:
> Hi! Short question this time..
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> $ echo '-e'
> does not print -e
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> $ echo '-e '
> does print -e .
By the way, neither -e nor -E are explained in the option section of
„help echo“. Only -n is mentioned there.
GNU bash, Version 4.2.10(1)-release (x86_64-suse-linux-gnu)