echo - Merely echoes the arguments. File redirection is allowed.


echo [-h] [-2] [-n] [-o filename [-a]] <args>

Echoes its arguments to standard output.

Command options:

-2
Redirects output to the standard error instead of the standard output. This cannot be used in combination with -o.
-n
Does not output the trailing newline.
-o filename
Echoes on the specified file instead of on the standard output.
-a
When used with option -o, appends the output to the specified file instead of overwriting it.

Last updated on 2010/05/19 15h:56