Linux echo command examples

 

UNIX / Linux echo command examples

Here are some examples you may find interesting:


Display message welcome on screen

Code:

echo 'Welcome'

Write message File deleted to a file called /tmp/log.txt

Code:

echo 'File has been deleted' > /tmp/log.txt

Append message File deleted to a file called /tmp/log.txt

Code:

echo 'File has been deleted' >> /tmp/log.txt

Append message and command output on screen

Code:

echo "Today's date is $(date)"

Append message and command output to a file

Code:

echo "Today's date is $(date)" > /tmp/date.txt

More help - just type command

Code:

man echo