ECHO("1") manual page

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## 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
t
  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.

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