echo (1) --- echo arguments 03/20/80 _U_s_a_g_e echo { } _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n 'Echo' simply prints its arguments, separated by blanks, on standard output. It is frequently used to make announcements from shell programs or to quickly produce very short data files. If no arguments are specified, 'echo' produces no output whatsoever. Before printing them, 'echo' scans its arguments for "@t" and "@n" character sequences and converts them to tabs and newlines, respectively. _E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s echo "split@nthis@nline" echo "Good morning" _S_e_e _A_l_s_o error (1) echo (1) - 1 - echo (1)