ECHO(1)              INTERACTIVE UNIX System              ECHO(1)



          NAME
               echo - echo arguments

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

          DESCRIPTION
               The echo command writes its arguments separated by blanks
               and terminated by a new-line on the standard output. The -n
               option prints a line without the new-line; same as using the
               \c escape sequence.

               echo also understands 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 echo command is useful for producing diagnostics in com-
               mand files and for sending known data into a pipe.

          SEE ALSO
               sh(1).

          CAVEATS
               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 INTERACTIVE SDS Guide and Programmer's Reference Manual.










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