echo(1)                 (BSD Compatibility Package)                 echo(1)


   NAME
         echo - echo arguments

   SYNOPSIS
         /usr/ucb/echo [ arg ] ...
         /usr/ucb/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 preceds /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 and for
         sending known data into a pipe.

   SEE ALSO
         sh(1) in the User's Reference Manual.

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

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



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