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echo

NAME

echo - display a line of text

SYNOPSIS

echo [OPTION]... [STRING]...

DESCRIPTION

Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.

-n

do not output the trailing newline

-e

enable interpretation of the backslash-escaped characters

listed below

-E

disable interpretation of those sequences in STRINGs

--help

display this help and exit (should be alone)

--version

output version information and exit (should be alone)

Without -E, the following sequences are recognized and interpolated:

NNN

the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal)

\

backslash

a

alert (BEL)

\b

backspace

suppress trailing newline

form feed

new line

\r

carriage return

horizontal tab

vertical tab

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for echo is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and echo programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info echo

should give you access to the complete manual.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.