Name
echo - display a line of textSynopsis
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:
\e\e backslash
\ea alert (BEL)
\eb backspace
\ec produce no further output
\ee escape
\ef form feed
\en new line
\er carriage return
\et horizontal tab
\ev vertical tab
\e0NNN byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)
\exHH 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.