How Do You Echo a Variable in Unix?
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How do you echo in Unix?

Declare a variable and echo its value. For example, Declare a variable of x and assign its value=10. Note: The ‘-e’ option in Linux acts as interpretation of escaped characters that are backslashed.
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echo Options.

Options Description
\ backslash
n new line
r carriage return
t horizontal tab

What is echo in Unix command?

echo command in linux is used to display line of text/string that are passed as an argument . This is a built in command that is mostly used in shell scripts and batch files to output status text to the screen or a file. Syntax : echo [option] [string]

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