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From: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Possible bug in SunOS System V echo?
Message-ID: <-863CBCxds13@ficc.uu.net>
Date: 2 May 90 16:34:37 GMT
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Reply-To: peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva)
Organization: Xenix Support, FICC
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Here's another solution to the problem. Put this in your scripts:

echo() {
cat << !
$*
!
}

Not too efficient, but guaranteed not to interpret backslash-cokebottle.
This is the way god intended echo to work.
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