Mark J. Reed wrote: > On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 7:46 PM, Martin Costabel<costa...@wanadoo.fr> wrote: >> Otherwise use printf or /bin/echo -n instead of echo -n. Or bash instead of >> sh. > > OK, now I'm confused. On my Leopard box (10.5.8), /bin/sh is a link > to bash - hm, a separate copy, actually - and behaves just like bash > does in 'sh mode' on other platforms, including honoring -n in echo.
Read "man bash" about the startup procedure. Bash behaves differently when it is started under the name "sh". -- Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
