Introduction
The echo command is a useful choice for writing text in a terminal window. Its main task is to display text or string but not necessarily static text.
This command is available and is commonly used in shell scripts and batch files. And it is often used to output the results of other commands.
Here we will show you how to use the echo command in Linux as we did below. Hope you understand.
The syntax
The syntax:
$ echo [option] [string]
To display a text or string:
$ echo [string]
For example:
$ echo "Hello"
Output:
Options
1. \b remove all spaces
Example:
$ echo -e "Hello \bWorld"
Output:
You must use -e for the command to understand the meaning of “\”
2. \c remove the line after the option
Example:
$ echo -e "Hello \cWorld"
Output:
3. \n split newline
Example:
$ echo -e "Hello \nWorld"
Output:
4. \t separated by horizontal tab
Example:
$ echo -e "Hello \tWorld"
Output:
5. \r remove the line before the option
Example:
$ echo -e "Hello \rWorld"
Output:
6. \v separated by vertical tab
Example:
$ echo -e "Hello \vWorld"
Output:
7. echo* list all files/folders
Example:
$ echo *
Output:
Conclusion
We have shown you how to use echo command in Linux.
Thanks for referring!
Karim Buzdar holds a degree in telecommunication engineering and holds several sysadmin certifications including CCNA RS, SCP, and ACE. As an IT engineer and technical author, he writes for various websites.
