Re: echo '-e' doesn't work as expected, or does it?

[Ralf Goertz]

Philip wrote:

> Hi! Short question this time..
> 
> $ echo '-e'
> does not print -e
> 
> $ 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.

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