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What does echo do?

print text to standard output.

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echo examples, explained

$ echo -n hello

  • echoprint text to standard output
  • -ndon't print the trailing newline
  • helloan argument passed to the command

$ echo -e 'a\tb'

  • echoprint text to standard output
  • -einterpret backslash escapes like and
  • a\tban argument passed to the command

echo flags & options

-ndon't print the trailing newline
-einterpret backslash escapes like and
-Edon't interpret backslash escapes (the default)

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