ultrix man page for echo

echo(1sh5)																echo(1sh5)

Name
       echo - echo arguments

Syntax
       echo [ arg ] ...

Description
       The  command  writes  its  arguments  separated	by blanks and terminated by a new-line on the standard output.	It also understands C-like
       escape conventions; however, beware of conflicts with the shell's use of the backslash () character:

	           backspace
	      c     print line without new-line
	      f     form-feed
	      
     new-line
	      
     carriage return
	      	     tab
	      v     vertical tab
	      \     backslash
	      
     the 8-bit character whose ASCII code is the 1-, 2- or 3-digit octal number n, which must start with a zero.

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

See Also
       sh5(1)

																	echo(1sh5)