echo

Name

echo -- display a line of text

Synopsis

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

Description

The specification for "echo" is as specified in the SUS but with the following differences as listed below. Unlike as specified in the SUS the echo command does support options.

Differences

-n

do not output the trailing newline

-e

enable interpretation of the backslash-escaped characters listed below

-E

disable interpretation of those sequences in STRINGs

--version

output version information and exit (should be alone)