Re: feature request: echo --

[Bob Proulx]

Florent Flament wrote:
> Bob Proulx writes:
> >> In which case, thoroughly documenting the edge cases of the 'echo'
> >> command and inviting programmers to use 'printf' instead on its
> >> manpage (I know 'printf' is mentioned on the coreutils info page,
> >> but it's one additional level of indirection) would probably be
> >> helpful for the community. I'd gladly try to update the manpage if
> >> that be the way to go.
> >
> > That's an excellent idea.  I agree completely.  We should document
> > echo behavior and invite programmers to use printf instead. :-)
> 
> Let's do that then.

To be totally honest I thought echo was already very well documented.
And I thought we already were strongly recommending people to use
printf for arbitrary data.  Therefore honestly I thought by agreeing I
thought we were done.

Bob