This is not a bug --
http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/echo.html says
that echo should process the backslashes. It would be a bug if echo did
not process the backslashes.
If you don't want backslashes processed, use printf:
printf %s\\n '\\'
** Changed in: dash (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Invalid
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dash: echo builtin interprets backslash escape sequences
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