echo -E not preventing interpolation of double backslash

"Soliday, John L." <[email protected]> Fri, 25 Apr 2003 08:59:58 -0400

Newsgroups	gmane.comp.gnu.sh-utils.bugs
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# echo -E "test\tabc\def"
test\tabc\def                       (Correct)

# echo -E "test\\abc\def"
test\abc\def                        (Not correct)

RedHat 7.3
sh-utils-2.0.11-14

Thanks,

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