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From: maart@cs.vu.nl (Maarten Litmaath)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Possible bug in SunOS System V echo?
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Date: 2 May 90 23:34:47 GMT
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In article <-863CBCxds13@ficc.uu.net>,
	peter@ficc.uu.net (Peter da Silva) writes:
)Here's another solution to the problem. Put this in your scripts:
)
)echo() {
)cat << !
)$*
)!
)}

	echo()
	{
		expr "xxx$*" : 'xxx\(.*\)'
	}
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