bug /bin/echo does not perform according to documentation

[John Hutchins]

address@hidden
Found that /bin/echo will not read \007 or \033 as bel and esc.
\c does not stop a new line.

Is there a patch,fix?

/bin/echo --version
echo (GNU sh-utils) 2.0.11
Written by FIXME unknown.

Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.



/bin/echo --help
Usage: /bin/echo [OPTION]... [STRING]...
Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.

  -n              do not output the trailing newline
  -e              enable interpretation of the backslash-escaped characters
                    listed below
  -E              disable interpretation of those sequences in STRINGs
      --help      display this help and exit (should be alone)
      --version   output version information and exit (should be alone)

Without -E, the following sequences are recognized and interpolated:

  \NNN   the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal)
  \\     backslash
  \a     alert (BEL)
  \b     backspace
  \c     suppress trailing newline
  \f     form feed
  \n     new line
  \r     carriage return
  \t     horizontal tab
  \v     vertical tab

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John Hutchins                                              Legerity Inc.
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Fax   512-228-5901                      Email address@hidden
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