> Paul Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> > Hence Bash can interpret \123 as an octal escape as well, if it so
> > chooses, and still conform to POSIX+XSI.
>
> But note that bash interprets -n as an option, which is not compliant with
> XSI.
Bash claims XSI conformance when in posix mode with the xpg_echo shell
option enabled, and in this case is conformant.
Chet
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