Explain `echo -e` command.

The echo -e command in Bash is used to print text to the terminal while enabling the interpretation of escape sequences. Here's a breakdown:

• echo: This command outputs the strings you provide to the terminal.

• -e: This option allows the interpretation of backslash escapes. Without -e, escape sequences like \n (new line) or \t (tab) would be printed literally instead of being processed.

Common Escape Sequences

• \n: New line
• \t: Horizontal tab
• \\: Backslash
• \": Double quote

Example

echo -e "Hello\nWorld"

This will output:

Hello
World

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