Your bug report #13899: Bugs in echo and printf which was filed against the coreutils package, has been closed. The explanation is attached below, along with your original report. If you require more details, please reply to 13899@debbugs.gnu.org. -- 13899: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=13899 GNU Bug Tracking System Contact help-debbugs@gnu.org with problems