


ECHO(1)                        FSF                        ECHO(1)


NNAAMMEE
       echo - display a line of text

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       eecchhoo [_O_P_T_I_O_N]... [_S_T_R_I_N_G]...

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.

       --nn     do not output the trailing newline

       --ee     enable   interpretation  of  the  backslash-escaped
              characters

              listed below

       --EE     disable  interpretation  of  those   sequences   in
              STRINGs

       ----hheellpp display this help and exit (should be alone)

       ----vveerrssiioonn
              output  version  information  and  exit  (should be
              alone)

       Without --EE, the following  sequences  are  recognized  and
       interpolated:

       \NNN   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

RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG BBUUGGSS
       Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.

SSEEEE AALLSSOO
       The full documentation for eecchhoo is maintained as a Texinfo
       manual.  If  the  iinnffoo  and  eecchhoo  programs  are  properly



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ECHO(1)                        FSF                        ECHO(1)


       installed at your site, the command

              iinnffoo eecchhoo

       should give you access to the complete manual.

CCOOPPYYRRIIGGHHTT
       Copyright  1999 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is  free software; see the source for copying condi
       tions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
       or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.














































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