echo(1)                                                      echo(1)


       NAME
             echo - echo arguments

       SYNOPSIS
             echo [ -n ] [arg] . . .

       DESCRIPTION
             The echo command is useful for producing diagnostics in
             command files, for sending known data into a pipe, and for
             displaying the contents of environment variables.  The command
             writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by a
             new-line on the standard output.

             The -n option is used when the termination by a new-line is
             not wanted.  The -n option is a transition aid for BSD
             applications, and will be removed in a future release.

             echo understands the following C-like escape conventions
             (beware of conflicts with the shell's use of the backslash
             character):

                   \b    backspace
                   \c    print line without new-line
                   \f    form-feed
                   \n    new-line
                   \r    carriage return
                   \t    tab
                   \v    vertical tab
                   \\    backslash
                   \0n   where n is the 1-, 2-, or 3-digit octal encoding
                         of an 8-bit character.  Each byte of multibyte
                         characters should be preceded by backslash (\).

             The echo command processes supplementary code set characters
             according to the locale specified in the LC_CTYPE environment
             variable [see LANG on environ(5)].

       REFERENCES
             csh(1), sh(1)

       NOTICES
             When representing an 8-bit character by using the escape
             convention \0n, the n must be preceded by the digit zero (0).





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      echo(1)                                                      echo(1)


            For example, typing: echo 'WARNING:\07' displays the phrase
            WARNING: and sounds the ``bell'' on your terminal.  The use of
            single (or double) quotes (or two backslashes) is required to
            protect the ``\'' that precedes the ``07''.

            Following the \0, up to three digits are used in constructing
            the octal output character.  If, following the \0n, you want
            to echo additional digits that are not part of the octal
            representation, you must use the full 3-digit n.  For example,
            if you want to echo ``ESC 7'' you must use the three digits
            ``033'' rather than just the two digits ``33'' after the \0.
                2 digits   Incorrect:   echo "\0337"  | od -xc
                           produces:    df0a                  (hex)
                                        337                   (ascii)
                3 digits   Correct:     echo "\00337" | od -xc
                           produces:    lb37 0a00            (hex)
                                        033 7                (ascii)































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