Bug 798860 - $'' syntax support in dash
Summary: $'' syntax support in dash
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification: Red Hat
Component: dash
Version: 6.1
Hardware: All
OS: Unspecified
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Target Milestone: rc
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Assignee: Petr Šabata
QA Contact: BaseOS QE - Apps
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Blocks: 947781 1159824
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Reported: 2012-03-01 05:48 UTC by Aleksandar Kostadinov
Modified: 2015-11-10 11:16 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2015-10-15 16:51:44 UTC
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Description Aleksandar Kostadinov 2012-03-01 05:48:49 UTC 
POSIX will be standardizing $'' in the future
(http://austingroupbugs.net/view.php?id=249)

Implementing this in dash would simplify many commonly done tasks in shell scripts. RHEL init scripts will be able to benefit from it.
Comment 2 RHEL Program Management 2012-09-07 05:29:19 UTC 
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated
in the current release, Red Hat is unable to address this
request at this time.

Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to
propose this request, if appropriate, in the next release of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
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