echo

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]

Options of echo command

NOTE :- -e here enables the interpretation of backslash escapes

1. \b : it removes all the spaces in between the text

Example :

echo -e "Geeks \bfor \bGeeks"

2. \n : this option creates new line from where it is used.

Example :

 echo -e "Geeks \nfor \nGeeks"

3. \t : this option is used to create horizontal tab spaces.

Example :

echo -e "Geeks \tfor \tGeeks"

4. echo * : this command will print all files/folders, similar to ls command .