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Echo (1) user commands echo (1)

Name
Echo-display a line of text

Synopsis
Echo [Option]... [String]...

Description
Echo the string (s) to standard output (standard output: Display ).

-N do not output the trailing newline

-E enable interpretation of backslash escapes

-E disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)

-- Help display this help and exit

-- Version
Output version information and exit

If-E is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:

\ 0nnn the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal)

\ Backslash

\ A alert (BEL)

\ B backspace

\ C suppress trailing newline

\ F form feed

\ N New Line

\ R carriage return

\ T horizontal Tab

\ V vertical Tab

Note: Your shell may have its own version of ECHO, which usually super-
Sedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's docu-
Mentation for details about the options it supports.

Author
Written by fixme unknown.

Reporting bugs
Report Bugs to <[email protected]>.

Copyright
Copyright? 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under
Terms of the GNU General Public License
<Http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is no warranty, to
Extent permitted by law.

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,
Command

Info echo

Shoshould give you access to the complete manual.

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About Echo (1)