Looks like a bug, seems that cygwin's echo does not correctly handle the tab. If you double quote the whole string and then use a tab it should work.
echo "hello world tabkey hi there" On Thu, Oct 18, 2001 at 10:22:58AM +0100, hrishy wrote: > Hello all > > i am running the following programme under windows > #!/bin/sh > echo hello world '\t' hi there > > i am getting the output as hello world '\t' hi there > > wheras i require the output to be > hello word hi there > > could anybody please help > > regards > Hrishy > > ____________________________________________________________ > Nokia Game is on again. > Go to http://uk.yahoo.com/nokiagame/ and join the new > all media adventure before November 3rd. > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ -- Slowly and surely the unix crept up on the Nintendo user ... Wayne Willcox I will not eat green eggs and ham [EMAIL PROTECTED] I will not eat them Sam I Am!! A wise person makes his own decisions, a weak one obeys public opinion. -- Chinese proverb -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
