--- /SourceCache/bash/bash-79/bash/lib/sh/strtrans.c 2006-07-27 06:43:14.000000000 -0700 +++ lib/sh/strtrans.c 2008-07-09 22:16:17.000000000 -0700 @@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ ansicstr (string, len, flags, sawc, rlen #endif case 'b': c = '\b'; break; case 'e': case 'E': /* ESC -- non-ANSI */ - c = ESC; break; + if (0 == (flags & 1)) + c = ESC; + else if (0 == (flags & 4)) + *r++ = '\\'; + break; case 'f': c = '\f'; break; case 'n': c = '\n'; break; case 'r': c = '\r'; break;