echo(1sh5)echo(1sh5)Name
echo - echo arguments
Syntax
echo [ arg ] ...
Description
The command writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by a new-line on the standard output. It also understands C-like
escape conventions; however, beware of conflicts with the shell's use of the backslash () character:
backspace
c print line without new-line
f form-feed
new-line
carriage return
tab
v vertical tab
\ backslash
the 8-bit character whose ASCII code is the 1-, 2- or 3-digit octal number n, which must start with a zero.
The is useful for producing diagnostics in command files and for sending known data into a pipe.
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ECHO(1) User Commands ECHO(1)NAME
echo - display a line of text
SYNOPSIS
echo [SHORT-OPTION]... [STRING]...
echo LONG-OPTION
DESCRIPTION
Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.
-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:
NNN the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal)
\ backslash
a alert (BEL)
backspace
c produce no further output
f form feed
new line
carriage return
horizontal tab
v vertical tab
NOTE: your shell may have its own version of echo, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's docu-
mentation for details about the options it supports.
AUTHOR
Written by Brian Fox and Chet Ramey.
REPORTING BUGS
Report echo bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the 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, the
command
info coreutils 'echo invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
GNU coreutils 7.1 July 2010 ECHO(1)
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