One of the driving goals for dash is that it be as POSIX-compliant as
possible, which would specifically preclude treating -e (or any other
"options") as anything other than a normal argument. printf is much more
portable for interpreting escape sequences.
** Changed in: dash (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Rejected
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dash "echo -e" echoes "-e"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/72167
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