linux-kernel - Re: What does echo -c do (as found in dynamic-debug-howto.txt)

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Date:	Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:25:59 -0600
From:	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>
To:	Alexander Holler <holler@...oftware.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, Jason Baron <jbaron@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: What does echo -c do (as found in dynamic-debug-howto.txt)

On 12/26/13 11:38, Alexander Holler wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've just read Documentation/dynamic-debug-howto.txt (again) and I
> wonder what the parameter -c for echo is for (found at lines 94 ff).
>
> Neither echo from coreutils nor the buildin from bash do know the
> parameter -c.

Huh. No idea.

Annotate points at Jason Baron, whom you've cc'd...

Rob

> Is that -c a parameter for a buildin echo of one of the various shells,
> a typo (looks unlikely) or do I miss something else which make me look a
> noob?

I've implemented echo for toybox, it has -n and -e support. "man echo" 
shows -neE (and -E is one of those pointless gnuisms that doesn't 
actualy do anything). man bash shows the echo builtin also has -neE.

No -c anywhere to be found, it's not just you...

Rob
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