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echo

The echo command can output text to the terminal or a file.

Output text to the terminal

Output text to a file

Example

Output text to the terminal:


echo "Hello, world!"

Output text to a file:


echo "Some text" > file.txt

Append text to a file:


echo "More text" >> file.txt

Display the current working directory:


echo $PWD

Display the current username:


echo $USER

Output a variable with text:


name="John"
echo "My name is $name"

Disable the newline character:


echo -n "This text will be printed on the same line"

Enable escape characters:


echo -e "This text contains a tab character:\\tTab"