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:
\\ |
backslash |
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\a |
alert (BEL) |
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\b |
backspace |
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\c |
produce no further output |
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\e |
escape |
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\f |
form feed |
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\n |
new line |
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\r |
carriage return |
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\t |
horizontal tab |
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\v |
vertical tab |
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\0NNN |
byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits) |
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\xHH |
byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits) |
NOTE: 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.
NOTE: printf(1) is a preferred alternative, which does not have issues outputting option-like strings.
AUTHOR
Written by Brian Fox and Chet Ramey.
REPORTING BUGS
GNU coreutils
online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to
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COPYRIGHT
Copyright
© 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+:
GNU GPL version 3 or later
<https://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
Full
documentation
<https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/echo>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) echo
invocation'