Difference between echo -e and echo -e " "

Asked Nov 13 '20 at 14:40

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What is the difference between running the echo command with argument passed in quotes v/s without quotes?

echo -e hi\n    # Output = hin
echo -e "hi\n"  # output = hi  (with extra new line)
echo -e hi\\n   # output = hi  (with extra new line)

I want to understand the difference between the above 3 commands and how the bash interprets them?

P.S - I am trying to explore the echo command with the option -e

asked Nov 13 '20 at 14:40

manish thakur

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In the bash manual, read 3.1.2 Quoting and 3.5.9 Quote Removal and of course echo and printf – glenn jackman Nov 13 '20 at 14:49
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Also here you could look for echo -e and echo and printf in general: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/65803/why-is-printf-better-than-echo – thanasisp Nov 13 '20 at 16:41

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