echo - echo

NAME  SYNOPSIS  DESCRIPTION  Arguments:  OPTIONS 

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NAME

echo − echo

SYNOPSIS

echo [OPTIONS]... [STRING]...

DESCRIPTION

Display a line of text

Arguments:

[STRING]...

OPTIONS

	−n		do not output the trailing newline
	−e		enable interpretation of backslash escapes
	−E		disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)

−h, −−help

Print help

−V, −−version

Print version

Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.

If −e is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:

− \ backslash − \a alert (BEL) − \b backspace − \c produce no further output − \e escape − \f form feed − \n new line − \r carriage return − \t horizontal tab − \v vertical tab − \0NNN byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits) − \xHH byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)

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