ECHO(1) ECHO(1) NAME echo - echo arguments SYNOPSIS echo [ -n ] [ arg ] ... DESCRIPTION _E_c_h_o writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by a new‐ line on the standard output. If the flag -n is used, no newline is added to the output. _E_c_h_o is useful for producing diagnostics in shell programs and for writing constant data on pipes. To send diagnostics to the standard error file, do ‘echo ... 1>&2’. 7th Edition April 29, 1985 ECHO(1)