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.TH ECHO "1" "February 2026" "GNU coreutils 9.10" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
echo \- display a line of text
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B echo
[\fI\,SHORT-OPTION\/\fR]... [\fI\,STRING\/\fR]...
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.B echo
\fI\,LONG-OPTION\/\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#echo-n'\fB\-n\fP\X'tty: link'
do not output the trailing newline
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#echo-e'\fB\-e\fP\X'tty: link'
enable interpretation of backslash escapes
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#echo-E'\fB\-E\fP\X'tty: link'
disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/echo#echo--help'\fB\-\-help\fP\X'tty: link'
display this help and exit
.TP
\X'tty: link https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/echo#echo--version'\fB\-\-version\fP\X'tty: link'
output version information and exit
.PP
If \fB\-e\fR is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:
.TP
\e\e
backslash
.TP
\ea
alert (BEL)
.TP
\eb
backspace
.TP
\ec
produce no further output
.TP
\ee
escape
.TP
\ef
form feed
.TP
\en
new line
.TP
\er
carriage return
.TP
\et
horizontal tab
.TP
\ev
vertical tab
.TP
\e0NNN
byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
.TP
\exHH
byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)
.PP
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.
.PP
Consider using the \fBprintf\fP(1) command instead,
as it avoids problems when outputting option\-like strings.
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Brian Fox and Chet Ramey.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to: bug\-coreutils@gnu.org
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GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2026 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
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This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBprintf\fP(1)
.PP
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Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/echo>
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or available locally via: info \(aq(coreutils) echo invocation\(aq