ECHO(C)                              UNIX System V



     Name
          echo - echo


     Syntax
          echo [-n] [ arg ] ...


     Description
          The echo command writes its arguments  separated  by  blanks
          and  terminated by a new-line on the standard output. The -n
          option prints a line without the new-line; same as using the
          \c escape sequence.

          echo also understands C-like escape conventions;  beware  of
          conflicts with the shell's use of \:

               \b   backspace
               \c   print line without new-line
               \f   form-feed
               \n   new-line
               \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 Ctrl-G.
                         echo "\007"    - Also echoes Ctrl-G.
                         echo "\065"    - Echoes the number ``5''.
                         echo "\0101"   - Echoes the letter ``A''.


               The echo command is useful for producing diagnostics in
               command files and for sending known data into a pipe.

     See Also
          sh(C)


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

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

          For the octal equivalents of each character, see ascii(M).


     (printed 4/27/90)                                    ECHO(C)