echo命令

NAME：

display a line  of text

SYNOPSIS:

 echo [SHORT-OPTION] ... [STRING]

echo [LONG-OPTION]

 Description:

 Echo the STRING(s) to standard output.

       -n     do not output the trailing newline，不换行

       -e     enable interpretation of backslash escapes 启用反斜杠转义的解释

       -E     disable interpretation of backslash escapes (default)

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

       If -e is in effect, the following sequences are recognized:

       \\     backslash

       \a     alert (BEL)

       \b     backspace

       \c     produce no further output

       \e     escape

       \f     form feed

       \n     new line

       \r     carriage return

       \t     horizontal tab

       \v     vertical tab

       \0NNN  byte with octal value NNN (1 to 3 digits)

       \xHH   byte with hexadecimal value HH (1 to 2 digits)

实例及问题：

 

#!/bin/bash
while :
do
    clear 

    echo "======================================="
    echo "              MAIN - MENU              "
    echo "======================================="
    echo "1. Display date and time."
    echo "2. Display system information."
    echo "3. Display what users are doing."
    echo "4. exit"

    read  -p "Enter your choice [1-4]: " choice

    case ${choice} in
        1)
        echo "Today is $(date +%y-%m-%d)."
        echo "Current time : $(date +%H:%M:%S)"
        read -p "Press [Enter] key to continue..." readEnterKey
        ;;
        2)
        uname -a
        read -p "Press [Enter] key to continue..." readEnterKey
        ;;
        3)
        w
        read -p "Press [Enter] key to continue..." readEnterKey
        ;;
        4)
        echo "Bye"
        exit 0
        ;;
        *)
        echo "Error: Invalid option."
        read -p "Press [Enter] key to continue.." readEnterKey
        ;;
    esac
done

期望：

=======================================
              MAIN - MENU              
=======================================
1. Display date and time.
2. Display system information.
3. Display what users are doing.
4. exit
Enter your choice [1-4]: 

输入合法数据后：

=======================================
              MAIN - MENU              
=======================================
1. Display date and time.
2. Display system information.
3. Display what users are doing.
4. exit
Enter your choice [1-4]: 1
Today is 20-01-14.
Current time : 12:03:37
Press [Enter] key to continue...