Echo Command - Writing Output on Screen

Echo Command

Echo is a shell built-in command used to display a line of text on standard output.

echo with -e option enables interpretation of backslash escapes

Some backslashes used for different purpose are:

\\	backslash
\a	alert (BEL)
\b	backspace
\c	suppress trailing newline
\f	form feed
\n	new line
\r	carriage return
\t	horizontal tab
\v	vertical tab

Date and hwclock Commands with Example

Date Command

Date command is used to display the current date and time or setting the system date and time on terminal or through ssh session.

date command Examples

To display the current date and time use date command

$ date

Thu Aug 28 17:50:29 IST 2014

To Display The Hardware Clock (RTC), you need to be root user to use hwclock command.