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From: lvc@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu (Lawrence V. Cipriani)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Why doesn't \c work in sh/ksh echo on Suns?
Summary: You're never too old to read the man pages
Keywords: sh,ksh
Message-ID: <19440@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 6 Aug 88 02:40:00 GMT
References: <19256@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: Ohio State Computer & Info Science
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In article <19256@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu>, I wrote:
> On the Sun 3/50's here at Ohio State University sh and ksh don't
> work correctly when echo is given a string that terminates with
> a \c.  The output from:
> 
> 	echo "Enter terminal type: \c"
> 
> should be the line "Enter terminal type: " but not terminated with
> a new line (and with the "'s removed).  This works in every other
> sh and ksh echo I've used.  Anyone know what the problem is?

And I thought I was such a shell expert.  Oh well, live and learn.
I changed my profile to use:

	print -n "Enter terminal type: "

I didn't want to fool around with the PATH since the same .profile is
used to login on HP's running HP-UX, and a Pyramid running BSD and Suns
running Sun OS.  Isn't networking fun!

Thanks to everyone that posted or emailed.

-- 
Larry Cipriani, AT&T Network Systems and Ohio State University
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