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From: maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Possible bug in SunOS System V echo?
Message-ID: <6428@star.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 2 May 90 17:44:59 GMT
References: <4852@helios.TAMU.EDU> <14020094@hpisod2.HP.COM> <12762@smoke.BRL.MIL>
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In article <12762@smoke.BRL.MIL>,
	gwyn@smoke.BRL.MIL (Doug Gwyn) writes:
)In article <14020094@hpisod2.HP.COM> decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot) writes:
)-...
)-If thou requirest special processing beyond simply echoing printing
)-characters followed by a newline, thou shalt use the "printf" utility:
)-    printf "Hi there!\n\nEnter your name: "
)
)Well, that's dumb.  Now I have to support TWO commands, where one would do.
)What sort of standardization is this?

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