> > > ls --help > > > ls --version > > > > > > don't work as documented in the man page > > > ls --version > > > is suppose to display version information > > > all it displays is "--version"
> I made a slipup in typing its echo that doesn't work right Please check out the following FAQ on this subject. http://www.gnu.org/software/fileutils/doc/faq/core-utils-faq.html#I%20am%20having%20a%20problem%20with%20kill You are probably not executing /bin/echo but rather the shell built in echo. type -all echo echo is a shell builtin echo is /bin/echo echo --version --version /bin/echo --version echo (GNU sh-utils) 2.0 Bob _______________________________________________ Bug-sh-utils mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-sh-utils
