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@@ -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