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Re: cat.sh issue
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Eric Blake |
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Re: cat.sh issue |
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Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:09:07 -0600 |
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According to Matt@ice.filescope.com on 3/24/2009 9:20 PM:
> The question I have is why couldn't echo have a -- flag? Is it for POSIX or
> some other kind of compatibility reasons? Is there any easier way to
> accomplish what I want other than printf %s\\n "$var"?
You are correct: echo does not parse -- because of POSIX. And POSIX is
also explicit that for portability, you are better off using printf than echo.
http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/echo.html
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Don't work too hard, make some time for fun as well!
Eric Blake ebb9@byu.net
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