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diff --git a/shell/general_commands.rst b/shell/general_commands.rst index 7024647..eba2c0e 100644 --- a/shell/general_commands.rst +++ b/shell/general_commands.rst @@ -475,34 +475,34 @@ solely for compatibility with other systems. Only one of the options *-n* and If any of the following sequences of characters is encountered during output, the sequence is not output. Instead, the specified action is performed: -*\\b* +*\b* A backspace character is output. -*\\c* +*\c* Subsequent output is suppressed. This is normally used at the end of the last argument to suppress the trailing newline that echo would otherwise output. -*\\f* +*\f* Output a form feed. -*\\n* +*\n* Output a newline character. -*\\r* +*\r* Output a carriage return. -*\\t* +*\t* Output a (horizontal) tab character. -*\\v* +*\v* Output a vertical tab. -*\\0digits* +*\0digits* Output the character whose value is given by zero to three digits. If there are zero digits, a nul character is output. -*\\\\* +*\\* Output a backslash. **EXIT STATUS:** @@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ This command returns 0 on success and non-zero if an error is encountered. **NOTES:** -The octal character escape mechanism (\\0digits) differs from the C language +The octal character escape mechanism (\0digits) differs from the C language mechanism. There is no way to force ``echo`` to treat its arguments literally, rather than |