help echo

echo: echo [-neE] [arg ...]
    Write arguments to the standard output.
    
    Display the ARGs, separated by a single space character and followed by a
    newline, on the standard output.
    
    Options:
      -n	do not append a newline
      -e	enable interpretation of the following backslash escapes
      -E	explicitly suppress interpretation of backslash escapes
    
    `echo' interprets the following backslash-escaped characters:
      \a	alert (bell)
      \b	backspace
      \c	suppress further output
      \e	escape character
      \E	escape character
      \f	form feed
      \n	new line
      \r	carriage return
      \t	horizontal tab
      \v	vertical tab
      \\	backslash
      \0nnn	the character whose ASCII code is NNN (octal).  NNN can be
    		0 to 3 octal digits
      \xHH	the eight-bit character whose value is HH (hexadecimal).  HH
    		can be one or two hex digits
      \uHHHH	the Unicode character whose value is the hexadecimal value HHHH.
    		HHHH can be one to four hex digits.
      \UHHHHHHHH the Unicode character whose value is the hexadecimal value
    		HHHHHHHH. HHHHHHHH can be one to eight hex digits.
    
    Exit Status:
    Returns success unless a write error occurs.

man echo

NAME
       echo - display a line of text

SYNOPSIS
       echo [SHORT-OPTION]... [STRING]...
       echo LONG-OPTION

DESCRIPTION
       Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.

       -n     do not output the trailing newline

       -e     enable interpretation of backslash escapes

       -E     disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       If -e is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:

       \\     backslash

       \a     alert (BEL)

       \b     backspace

       \c     produce no further output

       \e     escape

       \f     form feed

       \n     new line

       \r     carriage return

       \t     horizontal tab

       \v     vertical tab

       \0NNN  byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)

       \xHH   byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)

       NOTE: your shell may have its own version of echo, which usually super‐
       sedes  the  version described here.  Please refer to your shell's docu‐
       mentation for details about the options it supports.

       NOTE: printf(1) is a preferred alternative, which does not have  issues
       outputting option-like strings.