From:	ads AT rmbmain DOT rmb DOT co DOT za
Subject:	bash builtin "echo" default behaviour wrong?
19 Dec 1997 15:25:25 -0800 :
Message-ID:	<9711198825.AA882590468.cygnus.gnu-win32@smtpw.rmb.co.za>
To:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

Hi,

How do I change to default behaviour of the bash builtin "echo" command to 
process the backslash-escape?

bash-2.01$ echo "first \n next"
first \n next
bash-2.01$ echo -e "First \n next"

bash-2.01$ echo -e "first \n next"
first
 next
bash-2.01$

bash --posix does not help.

I know I can use an alias or a function, but why is this different from the
Bourne Shell (/bin/sh) and Korn Shell) (/bin/ksh) and /bin/echo

Thanks

Alberto da Silva
ads AT rmb DOT co DOT za

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