echo (1) Linux Manual Page

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



alert (BEL)



backspace