tags 652509 + upstream # POSIX leaves the behavior of "echo" with escape sequences # implementation-defined. severity 652509 wishlist # historical XSI and ash behavior. Changing it would break # some scripts and make others work. Where it matters, # applications should be using printf instead. tags 652509 + wontfix merge 538100 652509 quit
Hi, Reuben Thomas wrote: > Note: I tested this against upstream 0.5.7 too, and this is the best > place I can find to report an upstream bug. Sorry if it’s the wrong > place. You have the right place. To reach upstream, the address would be <[email protected]>, but bug tracking happens here. > $ dash > $ echo '\1' > See <http://bugs.debian.org/550399>. Thanks for writing, Jonathan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
