Echo the Arguments to Standard Output Usage: echo [-n2h-] [ text ] Echo the text to standard output (or stderr), substituting for certain character sequences preceded by the escapesym character. (The escapesym character is normally '^' but can be changed with the set command.) ^a Audible Alert (Bell) ^r Carriage Return ^b BackSpace ^t Tab ^f Form Feed ^v Vertical Tab ^n NewLine ^^ Single escapesym The escapesym character may also be followed with the numeric value of the intended substitution character where the value is specified in hex (as an 'x' followed by hex digits) or in octal. Options: -n Don't automatically append a Carriage Return/Line Feed sequence to the end of the output. -2 Write to stderr instead of stdout. -h Help. (This screen.) -- End of options. (The slash, "/", may be used instead of a minus to introduce options. To specify a different set of characters to introduce options, use the SWITCHCHARS environmental variable.) |