ECHO(1-SysV)        RISC/os Reference Manual         ECHO(1-SysV)



NAME
     echo - echo arguments

SYNOPSIS
     echo [ arg ] ...

DESCRIPTION
     echo writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated
     by a new-line on the standard output.  It also understands
     C-like escape conventions; beware of conflicts with the
     shell's use of \:

          \b   backspace
          \c   print line without new-line
          \f   form-feed
          \n   new-line
          \r   carriage return
          \t   tab
          \v   vertical tab
          \\   backslash
          \0n  where n is the 8-bit character whose ASCII code is
               the 1-, 2- or 3-digit octal number representing
               that character.

     echo is useful for producing diagnostics in command files
     and for sending known data into a pipe.

SEE ALSO
     sh(1).

CAVEATS
     When representing an 8-bit character by using the escape
     convention \0n, the n must always be preceded by the digit
     zero (0).

     For example, typing:  echo 'WARNING:\07' will print the
     phrase WARNING: and sound the ``bell'' on your terminal.
     The use of single (or double) quotes (or two backslashes) is
     required to protect the ``\'' that precedes the ``07''.
     For the octal equivalents of each character, see ascii(5),
     in the Programmer's Reference Manual.














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