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## Name
echo - print the given text
## Synopsis
```**sh
$ echo [-ne] [text...]
```
## Description
Print the given `text` to the standard output. If multiple `text`s are provided, they will be joined with a space character. If no `text` is provided, an empty line will be printed.
Character escape sequences and their meanings are as follows:
`\\a` - `<alert>`
`\\b` - `<backspace>`
`\\c` - Suppress the output of all remaining characters, including the trailing newline.
`\\e` - The escape character (`\\033`).
`\\f` - `<form-feed>`
`\\n` - `<newline>`
`\\r` - `<carriage-return>`
`\\t` - `<tab>`
`\\v` - `<vertical-tab>`
`\\\\` - The backslash character (`\\`).
`\\0ooo` - A byte whose value is a zero, one, two, or three-digit octal number.
`\\xHH` - A byte whose value is a two-digit hexadecimal number.
`\\uHHHH` - An unicode code point whose value is a four-digit hexadecimal number.
## Options
* `-n`: Do not output a trailing newline
* `-e`: Interpret backslash escapes
## Examples
```sh
$ echo hello friends!
hello friends!
$ echo -ne '\x68\x65\x6c\x6c\x6f' 'friends\041\n'
hello friends!
```
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