--- a/contrib/check-code.py	Fri Jun 15 21:42:47 2012 +0200
+++ b/contrib/check-code.py	Sat Jun 16 21:57:42 2012 +0200
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
     (r'\W\$?\(\([^\)\n]*\)\)', "don't use (()) or $(()), use 'expr'"),
     (r'grep.*-q', "don't use 'grep -q', redirect to /dev/null"),
     (r'sed.*-i', "don't use 'sed -i', use a temporary file"),
-    (r'echo.*\\n', "don't use 'echo \\n', use printf"),
+    (r'\becho\b.*\\n', "don't use 'echo \\n', use printf"),
     (r'echo -n', "don't use 'echo -n', use printf"),
     (r'(^| )wc[^|]*$\n(?!.*\(re\))', "filter wc output"),
     (r'head -c', "don't use 'head -c', use 'dd'"),