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You want printf, not echo. echo is a very non-portable command. POSIX says: "if any of the operands contain a <backslash> character, the results are implementa

by jwilk 10y ago

You want printf, not echo. echo is a very non-portable command. POSIX says: "if any of the operands contain a <backslash> character, the results are implementation‐defined."

milesrout 10y ago
why would the portability of the commands I type directly into my shell matter?
- jwilk 10y ago
  In your shell, it doesn't matter much. In a HN comment, it matters, because other people will read the comment and may learn bad habits.