Re: ash/echo/POSIX/SUS
On Sun, Oct 31, 1999 at 11:13:09AM +1100, Craig Sanders wrote:
> note that "echo -n" is not a compatible extension because it changes
> the behaviour of echo (which is basically defined as "ignore all
> -options, just print every arg to stdout").
That's not what POSIX says, you must be remembering some other standard.
The only option POSIX requires echo to ignore is "--".
All other options are optional.
<quote>
4.19.3 Options
The echo utility shall not recognize the -- argument in the manner
specified by utility syntax guideline 10 in 2.10.2; -- shall be
recognized as a string operand.
Implementations need not support any options.
</quote>
--
Raul
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