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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: "1064240043" <szq1064240043 <at> qq.com>
Subject: bug#32703: closed (Re: bug#32703: echo_man_error)
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2018 02:49:02 +0000

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Your bug report

#32703: echo_man_error

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 32703 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Eric Blake <eblake <at> redhat.com>, 1064240043 <szq1064240043 <at> qq.com>,
 32703-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#32703: echo_man_error
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 19:48:12 -0700

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On 11/09/18 11:07, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 9/11/18 11:01 AM, Eric Blake wrote:
> 
>> $ POSIXLY_CORRECT=1 /bin/echo a\\nb
>> a\nb
>>
>> Yikes!  Even though we asked for POSIX correctness, we are NOT 
>> interpreting backslashes.  I think this is a bug in GNU coreutils' echo, 
>> and could be fixed by the patch below (but the testsuite would also need 
>> updates).

I'll push the attached later.
Interesting there were no echo tests until now.

Marking this as done.

cheers,
Pádraig.

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From: "1064240043" <szq1064240043 <at> qq.com>
To: "bug-coreutils" <bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org>
Subject: echo_man_error
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 19:32:54 +0800

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In Manual page echo(1)


it says '-E disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)'


but I tried and found out that enable(-e) is default.

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