echo - display a line of text

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ECHO(1)                                                                                                   User Commands                                                                                                  ECHO(1)

NAME
       echo - display a line of text

SYNOPSIS
       echo [SHORT‐OPTION]... [STRING]...
       echo LONG‐OPTION

DESCRIPTION
       Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.

       -n     do not output the trailing newline

       -e     enable interpretation of backslash escapes

       -E     disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       If -e is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:

       \\     backslash

       \a     alert (BEL)

       \b     backspace

       \c     produce no further output

       \e     escape

       \f     form feed

       \n     new line

       \r     carriage return

       \t     horizontal tab

       \v     vertical tab

       \0NNN  byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)

       \xHH   byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)

       NOTE: your shell may have its own version of echo, which usually supersedes the version described here.  Please refer to your shell’s documentation for details about the options it supports.

       NOTE: printf(1) is a preferred alternative, which does not have issues outputting option-like strings.

AUTHOR
       Written by Brian Fox and Chet Ramey.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright © 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO
       printf(1)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/echo>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) echo invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.1                                                                                         January 2024                                                                                                   ECHO(1)

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Title: echo - display a line of text

Summary

This document describes the `echo` command, which displays a line of text to standard output. It details the command's syntax, options (including suppressing the trailing newline and enabling/disabling backslash escape interpretation), and provides a list of recognized backslash escape sequences. It also notes that the shell may have its own version of echo and suggests using printf as a preferred alternative. Finally, it includes information about the author, bug reporting, copyright, and related documentation.