echo(1) General Commands Manual echo(1) NAME echo - Display a line of text SYNOPSIS echo [-n ] [-e ] [-E ] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [STRING] DESCRIPTION Display a line of text OPTIONS -n do not output the trailing newline -e enable interpretation of backslash escapes -E disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default) -h, --help Print help -V, --version Print version [STRING] EXTRA Echo the STRING(s) to standard output. If -e is in effect, the following sequences are recognized: - \ backslash - \a alert (BEL) - \b backspace - \c produce no further output - \e escape - \f form feed - \n new line - \r carriage return - \t horizontal tab - \v vertical tab - \0NNN byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits) - \xHH byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits) VERSION v0.0.26 echo 0.0.26 echo(1)