On 06/28/2014 11:33 AM, Paul Gilmartin wrote: > > OTOH, there's a POSIX requirement that builtins be indistinguishable > (except in performance) from the corresponding executables. The POSIX requirement only applies to portable uses of the builtin - ie. those that are prescribed by POSIX. Since POSIX does not require \e, dash is not failing compliance, even if it differs from extensions provided by corresponding executables. I do not think dash needs to bloat for \e unless POSIX standardizes it first. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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