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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Cesar Celis Hernández <cesar.celis.h <at> gmail.com>
Subject: bug#14373: closed (Re: bug#14373: echo command)
Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 23:12:03 +0000

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Your bug report

#14373: echo command

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 14373 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>
To: Cesar Celis Hernández
 <cesar.celis.h <at> gmail.com>
Cc: castellanos.juan.pablo <at> gmail.com, 14373-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#14373: echo command
Date: Wed, 08 May 2013 17:11:12 -0600

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tag 14373 notabug
thanks

On 05/08/2013 04:30 PM, Cesar Celis Hernández wrote:
> echo --help
> 
> 
> 
> It is not giving me the help information. It is printing --help

That means you aren't testing coreutils' echo.

Try 'env echo --help' or '/bin/echo --help'.  And once you DO test
coreutils' echo, notice this disclaimer as part of that help text:

NOTE: your shell may have its own version of echo, which usually supersedes
the version described here.  Please refer to your shell's documentation
for details about the options it supports.

which explains why your simpler 'echo --help' didn't do what you expected.

As such, I'm closing this as not a bug, although you may feel free to
add further comments or questions.

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From: Cesar Celis Hernández <cesar.celis.h <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org, JP INTEL <castellanos.juan.pablo <at> gmail.com>
Subject: echo command
Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 17:30:17 -0500

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echo --help



It is not giving me the help information. It is printing --help

I would like to use the echo options but it seems that is not working as
the man echo says. So I am little bit lost here. How to use the echo
options?



Thank you very much in advance for your help.



-Cesar

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