echo—echoes arguments

echo [ argument ] …
echo [ –n ] [ argument ]

echo writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by a newline on the standard output.

					System V echo options:
\b     backspace
\c     suppress newline
\f     form feed
\n     new line
\r     carriage return
\t     tab
\v     vertical tab
\\     backslash
\0n    n is a 1, 2, or 3, octal

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