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## Name
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echo - print the given text
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## Synopsis
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```**sh
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$ echo [-ne] [text...]
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```
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## Description
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Print the given `text` to the standard output. If multiple `text`s are provided, they will be joined with a space character. If no `text` is provided, an empty line will be printed.
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Character escape sequences and their meanings are as follows:
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`\\a` - `<alert>`
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`\\b` - `<backspace>`
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`\\c` - Suppress the output of all remaining characters, including the trailing newline.
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`\\e` - The escape character (`\\033`).
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`\\f` - `<form-feed>`
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`\\n` - `<newline>`
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`\\r` - `<carriage-return>`
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`\\t` - `<tab>`
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`\\v` - `<vertical-tab>`
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`\\\\` - The backslash character (`\\`).
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`\\0ooo` - A byte whose value is a zero, one, two, or three-digit octal number.
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`\\xHH` - A byte whose value is a two-digit hexadecimal number.
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`\\uHHHH` - An unicode code point whose value is a four-digit hexadecimal number.
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## Options
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* `-n`: Do not output a trailing newline
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* `-e`: Interpret backslash escapes
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## Examples
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```sh
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$ echo hello friends!
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hello friends!
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$ echo -ne '\x68\x65\x6c\x6c\x6f' 'friends\041\n'
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hello friends!
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```
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