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<p>204.11.230.89: /* Examples */</p> <hr /> <div>[[echo]] is a [[Linux]] [[bash]] shell scripting command. Other shell scripting languages also have an [[echo]] command. The purpose of the command is to display text in your scripts. <br /> <br /> = Examples =<br /> <br /> echo $PATH<br /> This version is used to look at the contents of a shell varaible. In this case, the contents of the PATH variable are displayed.<br /> <br /> echo 'Show me the money' &gt; cash.out<br /> This version shows how [[echo]] can be used to put text into a file. The greater than sign &gt; is a shell [[redirection]], which causes the output of a given command to be redirected into the specified file. The output of [[echo]] is thus redirected into the file named '''cash.out'''. <br /> <br /> echo ^O^G<br /> [[echo]] can be used to set terminal settings. If you use the hat character, shift 6 key on US English keyboards, this sequence will not reset a foobared terminal. The hat character repersents the escape character, ASCII 27. The control key and [ key are used to create the escape character.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Useful Linux Commands]]</div>

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