Re: Echo command in version 2.0 doesn't display help or version

[Bob Proulx]

> According to the man page for echo, --help and --version will both 
> generate information from the echo command itself. However, in 
> accoring-to-the-man-page version 2.0 (included with RH 7.0), issuing the 
> command "echo --help" results in the output of "--help", and the command 
> "echo --version" results in the output of "--version".

Thanks for your report.  However I believe you are confusing the
external /bin/echo command with the internal built into the shell echo
command.  The /bin/echo does recognize those two options.

  /bin/echo --version
  echo (GNU sh-utils) 2.0

  type /bin/echo
  /bin/echo is /bin/echo

  type echo
  echo is a shell builtin

  echo --version
  --version

> Examining the binary, the expected output appears to be embedded within, 
> just not displayed.
> 
> I'm pretty sure this behavior is an actual bug, and not a user error. I'd 
> appreciate if someone could confirm or deny this.

Please read this faq entry and see if it matches your behavior.

  
http://www.gnu.org/software/fileutils/doc/faq/core-utils-faq.html#I%20am%20having%20a%20problem%20with%20kill

Hope that helps
Bob