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diff --git a/doc_src/echo.txt b/doc_src/echo.txt index 01ddf5a5..edb3c963 100644 --- a/doc_src/echo.txt +++ b/doc_src/echo.txt @@ -1,39 +1,41 @@ \section echo echo - display a line of text \subsection echo-synopsis Synopsis - <tt>echo [STRING]</tt> +\fish{syn} +echo [STRING] +\endfish \subsection echo-description Description -\c echo displays a string of text. +`echo` displays a string of text. The following options are available: -- \c -n, \c Do not output a newline -- \c -s, \c Do not separate arguments with spaces -- \c -E, \c Disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default) -- \c -e, \c Enable interpretation of backslash escapes -- \c -h, \c --help Display this help +- `-n`, Do not output a newline +- `-s`, Do not separate arguments with spaces +- `-E`, Disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default) +- `-e`, Enable interpretation of backslash escapes +- `-h`, `--help` Display this help \subsection echo-escapes Escape Sequences -If \c -e is used, the following sequences are recognized: - -- \c \\\\ \c 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) +If `-e` is used, 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) \subsection echo-example Example -<tt>echo 'Hello World'</tt> Print hello world to stdout +`echo 'Hello World'` Print hello world to stdout -<tt>echo -e 'Top\\nBottom'</tt> Print Top and Bottom on separate lines, using an escape sequence +`echo -e 'Top\nBottom'` Print Top and Bottom on separate lines, using an escape sequence |