>From 0aaa7e4ad33f9cf89d525bda0f9bfe3f9b092288 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?P=C3=A1draig=20Brady?= <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:05:47 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] doc: say that printf(1) is preferred over echo(1)

* src/echo.c (usage): Say printf(1) is preferred
due to being more standard.
* man/echo.x [SEE ALSO]: Reference printf(1).
---
 man/echo.x | 2 ++
 src/echo.c | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/echo.x b/man/echo.x
index 9c4fa8131..61a36706b 100644
--- a/man/echo.x
+++ b/man/echo.x
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 echo \- display a line of text
 [DESCRIPTION]
 .\" Add any additional description here
+[SEE ALSO]
+printf(1)
diff --git a/src/echo.c b/src/echo.c
index 18513398a..d2262fa6b 100644
--- a/src/echo.c
+++ b/src/echo.c
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ If -e is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:\n\
   \\xHH    byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)\n\
 "), stdout);
   printf (USAGE_BUILTIN_WARNING, PROGRAM_NAME);
+  fputs (_("\n\
+NOTE: printf(1) is a preferred alternative, with more standard option handling.\
+\n\
+"), stdout);
   emit_ancillary_info (PROGRAM_NAME);
   exit (status);
 }
-- 
2.26.2