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diff --git a/chapter06/coreutils.xml b/chapter06/coreutils.xml index 704388d9d..e1fe8dca3 100644 --- a/chapter06/coreutils.xml +++ b/chapter06/coreutils.xml @@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ Gettext, Glibc, Grep, Make, Perl, and Sed</seg></seglistitem> <sect2 role="installation"> <title>Installation of Coreutils</title> +<para>Apply a patch to improve the POSIX and <command>bash</command> +compatibility of <command>echo</command>:</para> + +<screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../&coreutils-echo-patch;</userinput></screen> + <para>A known issue with the <command>uname</command> program from this package is that the <parameter>-p</parameter> switch always returns <computeroutput>unknown</computeroutput>. The following patch |