David Lowe wrote: [] > I'm not a frequent contributor, and may be missing something here, > but doesn't the open group web page hint that 'echo' is deprecated > and the use of 'printf' is encouraged? I'm not a very experienced > programmer, how much work would it be to make that change in existing > scripts??
The syntax is different, printf's is more strict and more precisely defined, but echo is simpler to use in many cases. I agree that for anything that goes beyond the output of a simple line of text, printf would be preferable, but I don't think one can say echo is deprecated. -- Martin ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list Fink-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
