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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news.kei.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!in2.uu.net!csn!nntp-xfer-2.csn.net!symbios.com!southwind.net!complete.org!not-for-mail From: jgoerzen@complete.org (John Goerzen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Bug in ECHO? Date: 7 Feb 1996 11:13:09 -0600 Organization: Communications Centre (+1 316 367 8490) Lines: 10 Message-ID: <4famj5$4hf@complete.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: complete.org X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Hi... The echo command under FreeBSD is not properly expanding backslash escape sequences. I have several shell scripts that do not work right because of this. -- John Goerzen, programmer and owner | Use #12 for your Win95 CD: a good | Communications Centre, Goessel, KS | excuse for getting that 16MB SIMM | Main e-mail: jgoerzen@complete.org | #13: A good bookmark for large books|