sys echo

vb sys echo [OPTIONS] [STRING]...

Description

Display a line of text.

Options

-n

Do not output the trailing newline

-e

Enable interpretation of backslash escapes

-E

Disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)

Examples

• Print a simple message

$ vb sys echo "Hello, VisionByte"
Hello, VisionByte

• Do not output the trailing newline

$ vb sys echo -n "no newline"
no newline

• Interpret backslash escapes

$ vb sys echo -e "first\nsecond\tindented"
first
second	indented