when variables may contain backslash sequences. Backslash sequences are interpreted as control characters by the echo command of some shells (e.g. dash). Signed-off-by: Uwe Storbeck <uwe@xxxxxx> --- Changed $@ to $* in printf. Thanks to Johannes Sixt to point that out. t/test-lib.sh | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/t/test-lib.sh b/t/test-lib.sh index 1531c24..3c7cb1d 100644 --- a/t/test-lib.sh +++ b/t/test-lib.sh @@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ error "Test script did not set test_description." if test "$help" = "t" then - echo "$test_description" + printf '%s\n' "$test_description" exit 0 fi @@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ test_failure_ () { test_failure=$(($test_failure + 1)) say_color error "not ok $test_count - $1" shift - echo "$@" | sed -e 's/^/# /' + printf '%s\n' "$*" | sed -e 's/^/# /' test "$immediate" = "" || { GIT_EXIT_OK=t; exit 1; } } -- 1.9.0 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html