echo — display a line of text
echo [SHORT−OPTION...]
[STRING...]
echo LONG−OPTION
Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.
−ndo not output the trailing newline
−eenable interpretation of backslash escapes
−Edisable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)
−−helpdisplay this help and exit
−−versionoutput version information and exit
If −e is in effect, the
following sequences are recognized:
backslash
alert (BEL)
backspace
produce no further output
escape
form feed
new line
carriage return
horizontal tab
vertical tab
byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
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Your shell may have its own version of echo, which usually supersedes the version described here. Please refer to your shell's documentation for details about the options it supports. |
GNU coreutils online help: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/> Report echo translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
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.
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Copyright © 2014 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. |