ECHO(1) General Commands Manual ECHO(1)

echowrite arguments to the standard output

echo [-n] [string ...]

The echo utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank (`` '') characters and followed by a newline (``\n'') character, to the standard output.

The following option is available:

Do not print the trailing newline character.

Note that many shells (e.g., csh(1) and ksh(1)) provide a built-in echo command which tends to differ from this utility in the treatment of options and backslashes. Where portability is paramount, use printf(1).

The echo utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

csh(1), ksh(1), printf(1)

The echo utility is expected to be IEEE Std 1003.2 (“POSIX.2”) compatible.

An echo utility appeared in Version 2 AT&T UNIX.

May 14, 2024 NetBSD 10.99