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Re: echo -n?
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Eric Blake |
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Re: echo -n? |
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Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:19:37 -0700 |
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According to Alfred M. Szmidt on 2/15/2010 6:14 AM:
> /bin/echo -e \\x2Dn
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> Alas, -e is not guaranteed by POSIX.
That's the whole point. POSIX _guarantees_ that echo is non-portable with
options or with backslash, and that if you want to echo something starting
with -n, you must use something other than echo to achieve that effect.
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