Re: [PATCH] latest ash has broken 'echo' command
Hi,
On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Herbert Xu wrote:
> Joost Kooij <joost@pc47.mpn.cp.philips.com> wrote:
> >
> > In any case we need some standardisation on "echo" behaviour.
> > - should echo understand options?
> > - should echo default to interpret escaped characters?
> > - what escape characters are there and what is their interpretation?
>
> That's the job of standards, not us.
No, I beg to disagree. Debian ships several implementations of echo and
IMHO we should make these behave as similar as possible/reasonable,
adhering to the principle of least surprise.
This should not be taken as a Standards Issue, it is a simple matter of
coordinated pragmatism.
> If you don't like it, don't use it. ash is only optional.
IIRC it is part of the Debian system, be it essential or optional.
Cheers,
Joost
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