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Re: [PATCH] latest ash has broken 'echo' command



> True, but I have to KNOW wheter the feature is supported by the given
> product or not, right?

Trivial:

marcus@ulysses[0]:/tmp$ echo -n | wc
      0       0       0
marcus@ulysses[0]:/tmp$ echo -- -n | wc
      1       2       6

Writing a shell fucntion around it which returns yes or no is left as an
exercise to the reader :)

> if [ -n "$POSIX_ECHO_ARG ]; then

Environment variables for this make me feel uneasy... especially if you want
to use /bin/echo or different echos.

Thanks,
Marcus


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