ound would be to use printf in place of echo when using ubuntu? This
would work reliably on other versions of sh?
> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 22:55:17 +
> From: jil...@stack.nl
> To: edwardcrich...@hotmail.com
> Subject: [Bug 259671] Re: dash parses backslashes in single quotes
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The issue is not with the single quotes, but with dash's echo builtin.
Apparently, the way they are compiled and configured by default on
Ubuntu, dash's echo builtin interprets backslash escape sequences while
bash's does not.
According to POSIX, this interpretation is permitted; with the XSI
opti
** Description changed:
- In dash, backslashes are parsed within single quotes, contradicting the man
page, as well as the behavior of other common /bin/sh implementations.
- (Does POSIX mention anything?)
+ In dash, backslashes are parsed within single quotes, contradicting POSIX and
it's own m
