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)