*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 259671 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/259671
The backslash escape sequences are being processed by "echo", not "read". You can avoid this inconsistency by doing something like printf "%s\n" '000\n999' | dash -c ' read -r f ; printf "%s\n" "$f" ' ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 259671 dash: echo builtin interprets backslash escape sequences -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/880120 Title: read -r does not protect backslashes To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dash/+bug/880120/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs