know how to use echo command along with its examples

  • About echo : Display a line of text
  • It comes from “coreutils-8.4” package.

Examples:

1. To echo the string on std op device

$ echo “Hi there”

2. To skip printing the trailing new line

$ echo -n “Hi There”

3. To enable the interpretation of backslash escapes (****)

$ echo -e “Hia There”

4. To disable interpretation of backslash escapes

$ echo -E “Hi! There”

5. To display the help

$ echo –help

6. To display the version

$ echo –version

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