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diff --git a/builtins/echo.def b/builtins/echo.def
index 923c43a..62c6199 100644
--- a/builtins/echo.def
+++ b/builtins/echo.def
@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
This file is echo.def, from which is created echo.c.
It implements the builtin "echo" in Bash.
-Copyright (C) 1987-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 1987-2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
-Bash is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
-version.
+Bash is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
-Bash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
-WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License
-for more details.
+Bash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
-You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-with Bash; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the Free Software
-Foundation, 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA.
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with Bash. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
$PRODUCES echo.c
#include <config.h>
@@ -37,31 +36,48 @@ $BUILTIN echo
$FUNCTION echo_builtin
$DEPENDS_ON V9_ECHO
$SHORT_DOC echo [-neE] [arg ...]
-Output the ARGs. If -n is specified, the trailing newline is
-suppressed. If the -e option is given, interpretation of the
-following backslash-escaped characters is turned on:
- \a alert (bell)
- \b backspace
- \c suppress trailing newline
- \E escape character
- \f form feed
- \n new line
- \r carriage return
- \t horizontal tab
- \v vertical tab
- \\ backslash
- \0nnn the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal). NNN can be
- 0 to 3 octal digits
-
-You can explicitly turn off the interpretation of the above characters
-with the -E option.
+Write arguments to the standard output.
+
+Display the ARGs on the standard output followed by a newline.
+
+Options:
+ -n do not append a newline
+ -e enable interpretation of the following backslash escapes
+ -E explicitly suppress interpretation of backslash escapes
+
+`echo' interprets the following backslash-escaped characters:
+ \a alert (bell)
+ \b backspace
+ \c suppress further output
+ \e escape character
+ \f form feed
+ \n new line
+ \r carriage return
+ \t horizontal tab
+ \v vertical tab
+ \\ backslash
+ \0nnn the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal). NNN can be
+ 0 to 3 octal digits
+ \xHH the eight-bit character whose value is HH (hexadecimal). HH
+ can be one or two hex digits
+
+Exit Status:
+Returns success unless a write error occurs.
$END
$BUILTIN echo
$FUNCTION echo_builtin
$DEPENDS_ON !V9_ECHO
$SHORT_DOC echo [-n] [arg ...]
-Output the ARGs. If -n is specified, the trailing newline is suppressed.
+Write arguments to the standard output.
+
+Display the ARGs on the standard output followed by a newline.
+
+Options:
+ -n do not append a newline
+
+Exit Status:
+Returns success unless a write error occurs.
$END
#if defined (V9_ECHO)
@@ -143,6 +159,7 @@ just_echo:
clearerr (stdout); /* clear error before writing and testing success */
+ terminate_immediately++;
while (list)
{
i = len = 0;
@@ -175,12 +192,7 @@ just_echo:
if (display_return)
putchar ('\n');
- fflush (stdout);
- if (ferror (stdout))
- {
- sh_wrerror ();
- clearerr (stdout);
- return (EXECUTION_FAILURE);
- }
- return (EXECUTION_SUCCESS);
+
+ terminate_immediately--;
+ return (sh_chkwrite (EXECUTION_SUCCESS));
}