ECHO(1)                                                   ECHO(1)



     NAME
          echo - echo arguments

     SYNOPSIS
          echo [ arg ] ...

     DESCRIPTION
          echo writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated
          by a new-line on the standard output.  It 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
               \0n  where n is the 8-bit character whose ASCII code is
                    the 1-, 2- or 3-digit octal number representing
                    that character.

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

     SEE ALSO
          sh(1).

     CAVEATS
          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(5),
          in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

     ORIGIN
          AT&T V.3











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