-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi list!
In an effort to write my scripts in a posix conform way, I try to use dash instead of bash. One issue I don't understand: Why does 'echo \\\\' behave different for bash and dash? It's a bit confusing that one cannot echo two \\ to another file. 15:46:25-johan...@e13-v21:~$ dash $ echo \\ \ $ echo \\\\ \ 15:46:25-johan...@e13-v21:~$ bash ech15:46:29-johan...@e13-v21:~$ echo \\\\ \\ 15:46:32-johan...@e13-v21:~$ echo \\ \ Thanks for clarifications 8-) Johannes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAkqX4aoACgkQC1NzPRl9qEUuHACdHufcE036SATOOfV6N9pWFNaS eWMAnj2QGjOFbRO/IIORuBNTpZIybJT1 =JRfx -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org