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Date:      Thu, 10 May 2012 19:27:55 -0400
From:      Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: csh builtin command problems
Message-ID:  <CA%2BQLa9D6dcCC28mZD_G5Mbr7Ck2G4bpHThUqjbPDdbUHU4OAXA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20120510180223.153800@gmx.com>
References:  <20120510180223.153800@gmx.com>

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On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 2:02 PM, Dieter BSD <dieterbsd@engineer.com> wrote:
> Robert writes:
>> I want this:
>>
>> # echo test\ttest > test
>> # cat test
>> test =A0 =A0test
>
> I have given up on using echo for anything the least bit fancy,
> in favor of printf(1) which gives much better control.
>
> printf "test\ttest\n"

I understand, but can anyone verify that what I was doing is correct
as far as the man page, and that it is not working on your 9.0 box as
well?



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