echo/echo.1

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  32 .\"     @(#)echo.1      8.1 (Berkeley) 7/22/93
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  35 .Dd April 12, 2003
  36 .Dt ECHO 1
  37 .Os
  38 .Sh NAME
  39 .Nm echo
  40 .Nd write arguments to the standard output
  41 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  42 .Nm
  43 .Op Fl n
  44 .Op Ar string ...
  45 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  46 The
  47 .Nm
  48 utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank
  49 .Pq Ql "\ "
  50 characters and followed by a newline
  51 .Pq Ql \en
  52 character, to the standard
  53 output.
  54 .Pp
  55 The following option is available:
  56 .Bl -tag -width flag
  57 .It Fl n
  58 Do not print the trailing newline character.
  59 This may also be achieved by appending
  60 .Ql \ec
  61 to the end of the string, as is done
  62 by iBCS2 compatible systems.
  63 Note that this option as well as the effect of
  64 .Ql \ec
  65 are implementation-defined in
  66 .St -p1003.1-2001
  67 as amended by Cor.\& 1-2002.
  68 Applications aiming for maximum
  69 portability are strongly encouraged to use
  70 .Xr printf 1
  71 to suppress the newline character.
  72 .El
  73 .Pp
  74 Some shells may provide a builtin
  75 .Nm
  76 command which is similar or identical to this utility.
  77 .\" 4874742
  78 Most notably, the builtin
  79 .Nm
  80 in
  81 .Xr sh 1
  82 does not accept the
  83 .Fl n
  84 option.
  85 .\" 4874742
  86 Consult the
  87 .Xr builtin 1
  88 manual page.
  89 .Sh EXIT STATUS
  90 .Ex -std
  91 .Sh SEE ALSO
  92 .Xr builtin 1 ,
  93 .Xr csh 1 ,
  94 .Xr printf 1 ,
  95 .Xr sh 1
  96 .Sh STANDARDS
  97 The
  98 .Nm
  99 utility conforms to
 100 .St -p1003.1-2001
 101 as amended by Cor.\& 1-2002.