ECHO(1) User Commands ECHO(1) NAME echo - display a line of text SYNOPSIS echo [OPTION]... [STRING]... 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: \0NNN the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal) \\ backslash \a alert (BEL) \b backspace \c suppress trailing newline \f form feed \n new line \r carriage return \t horizontal tab \v vertical tab NOTE: your shell may have its own version of echo, which usually super sedes the version described here. Please refer to your shells docu mentation for details about the options it supports. AUTHOR Written by FIXME unknown. REPORTING BUGS Report bugs to . COPYRIGHT Copyright 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later 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 echo should give you access to the complete manual. GNU coreutils 6.9.92.4-f088d-dirtJanuary 2008 ECHO(1)