Well, it would appear that the "ayes" have it (though by a slim margin).

Apply my \c changes to echo.  It should also be noted that this is:
A) going into 2.2, not 2.1
B) a functional no-op unless you actually use it!

2 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/bin/echo/echo.1 b/bin/echo/echo.1
index b74272c..d045b3d 100644
--- a/bin/echo/echo.1
+++ b/bin/echo/echo.1
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
 .\"	@(#)echo.1	8.1 (Berkeley) 7/22/93
-.\"	$Id$
+.\"	$Id: echo.1,v 1.2 1994/09/24 02:55:17 davidg Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd July 22, 1993
 .Dt ECHO 1
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ output.
 The following option is available:
 .Bl -tag -width flag
 .It Fl n
-Do not print the trailing newline character.
+Do not print the trailing newline character.  This may also be
+achieved by appending `\ec' to the end of the string, as is done
+by iBCS2 compatible systems.
 .El
 .Pp
 The
diff --git a/bin/echo/echo.c b/bin/echo/echo.c
index ba9f9ed..e604765 100644
--- a/bin/echo/echo.c
+++ b/bin/echo/echo.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
  * SUCH DAMAGE.
  *
- *	$Id$
+ *	$Id: echo.c,v 1.2 1994/09/24 02:55:18 davidg Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef lint
@@ -62,8 +62,14 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	else
 		nflag = 0;
 
-	while (*argv) {
-		(void)printf("%s", *argv);
+	while (argv[0]) {
+		int len = strlen(argv[0]);
+
+		if (len >= 2 && !argv[1] && argv[0][len - 2] == '\\' && argv[0][len - 1] == 'c') {
+			argv[0][len - 2] = '\0';
+			nflag = 1;
+		}
+		(void)printf("%s", argv[0]);
 		if (*++argv)
 			putchar(' ');
 	}