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echo—echoes arguments


echo [ argument ] ...

echo [ –n ] [ argument ]


echo writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by a newline on the standard output.

System V echo options:

\b

backspace

\c

suppress newline

\f

form feed

\n

newline

\r

return

\t

tab

\v

vertical tab

\\

backslash

\0n

n is a 1, 2, or 3, octal value


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