ECHO(1)               (Essential Utilities)               ECHO(1)



  NAME
       echo - echo arguments

  SYNOPSIS
       echo [ arg ] ...

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

       echo is useful for producing diagnostics in command 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 Programmer's Reference Manual.


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