ECHO(C) XENIX System V ECHO(C)
Name
echo - Echoes arguments.
Syntax
echo [ arg ] ...
/bin/echo [ arg ] ...
Description
echo writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated
by a newline on the standard output. echo also understands
C-like escape conventions. The following escape sequences
need to be quoted so that the shell interprets them
correctly:
\b Backspace
\c Prints line without newline
\f Form feed
\n Newline
\r Carriage return
\t Tab
\v Vertical tab
\\ Backslash
\n The 8-bit character whose ASCII code is a 1, 2 or 3-
digit octal number. In all cases, n must start with a
zero. For example:
echo "\07" - Echoes Ctl-G.
echo "\007" - Also echoes Ctl-G.
echo "\065" - Echoes the number ``5''.
echo "\0065" - Also echoes the number ``5''.
echo "\0101" - Echoes the letter ``A''.
echo is useful for producing diagnostics in command files
and for sending known data into a pipe.
See Also
sh(C)
Notes
The csh(C) has a built-in echo utility which has a different
syntax than this echo. Be aware that users running under
csh will get the built-in echo unless they specify /bin/echo
.
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