PrintBlankLine

This page was last updated on September 06, 2013.

To print a blank line in a Bash script:

echo

or:

printf "\n"

See also

• For more information on echo and how to use it in Bash scripts, type man echo into a terminal window and press the Enter key to see the echo manual.
• For more information on printf and how to use it in Bash scripts, type man printf into a terminal window and press the Enter key to see the printf manual.

Obligatory Happy Ending

And they all lived happily ever after. The end.