From 2904d675a49cdd7cb2372f50592a6823106aa0f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Pádraig Brady <P@draigBrady.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:04:34 +0000
Subject: echo, printf: interpret \e as the Escape character

Match gcc, perl, bash, ksh, tcsh, ... in supporting \e.
* src/printf.c (print_escape_char): Output \x1B when \e encountered.
* src/echo.c (main): Likewise.
* src/stat.c (print_escape_char): Likewise.
* doc/coreutils.texi (echo invocation): Add \e to the list.
* tests/misc/printf: Verify that \e outputs \x1B.
* NEWS: Mention the change in behaviour.
---
 tests/misc/printf | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

(limited to 'tests')

diff --git a/tests/misc/printf b/tests/misc/printf
index e02a1328b..8961b4433 100755
--- a/tests/misc/printf
+++ b/tests/misc/printf
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ getlimits_
 
 fail=0
 
+# Verify the 3 methods of specifying "Escape":
+test $("$prog" "\x1b\n\33\n\e\n" | uniq -u) && fail=1
+
 # This would fail (by printing the `--') for printf in sh-utils
 # and in coreutils 4.5.1.
 "$prog" -- 'foo\n' > out || fail=1
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