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# echo - Unix, Linux Command

# NAME

echo - display a line of text

# SYNOPSIS

echo [OPTION]... [STRING]...

# DESCRIPTION

Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.

Tag | Description
--- | ---
-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:
\0NNN | the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal)
\\ | backslash
\a | alert (BEL)
\b | backspace
\c | suppress trailing newline
\f | form feed
\n | new line
\r | carriage return
\t | horizontal tab
\v | vertical tab

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.

# AUTHOR

Written by FIXME unknown.

# REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

# COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

# SEE ALSO

echo is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and echo programs are properly installed at your site, the command

Tag | Description
--- | ---
| info echo

should give you access to the complete manual.

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