echo(1)                    (Essential Utilities)                    echo(1)


   NAME
         echo - echo arguments

   SYNOPSIS
         echo [ arg ] ...
         echo [ -n ] [ arg ]

   DESCRIPTION
         echo writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by a
         new-line on the standard output.

         The /usr/bin/sh version understands the following C-like escape
         conventions; beware of conflicts with the shell's use of \:

               \b    backspace
               \c    print line without new-line
               \f    form-feed
               \n    new-line
               \r    carriage return
               \t    tab
               \v    vertical tab
               \\    backslash
               \0n   where n is the 8-bit character whose ASCII code is the
                     1-, 2- or 3-digit octal number representing that
                     character.

         The following option is available to /usr/bin/sh users only if
         /usr/ucb precedes /usr/bin in the user's PATH. It is available to
         /usr/csh users, regardless of PATH:

               -n    Do not add the newline to the output.

         echo is useful for producing diagnostics in command files, for
         sending known data into a pipe, and for displaying the contents of
         environment variables.

   SEE ALSO
         sh(1).

   NOTES
         The -n option is a transition aid for BSD applications, and may not
         be supported in future releases.

         When representing an 8-bit character by using the escape convention
         \0n, the n must always be preceded by the digit zero (0).

         For example, typing:  echo 'WARNING:\07' will print the phrase
         WARNING:  and sound the ``bell'' on your terminal.  The use of single
         (or double) quotes (or two backslashes) is required to protect the
         ``\'' that precedes the ``07''.



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         Following the \0, up to three digits are used in constructing the
         octal output character.  If, following the \0n, you want to echo
         additional digits that are not part of the octal representation, you
         must use the full 3-digit n.  For example, if you want to echo ``ESC
         7'' you must use the three digits ``033'' rather than just the two
         digits ``33'' after the \0.
                 2 digits   Incorrect:   echo "\0337"  | od -xc
                            produces:    df0a                  (hex)
                                         337                   (ascii)

                 3 digits   Correct:     echo "\00337" | od -xc
                            produces:    lb37 0a00            (hex)
                                         033 7                (ascii)

         For the octal equivalents of each character, see ascii(5), in the
         Programmer's Reference Manual.





































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