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	diff --git a/bin/echo/echo.1 b/bin/echo/echo.1
	--- a/bin/echo/echo.1
	+++ b/bin/echo/echo.1
	@@ -89,6 +89,24 @@
	manual page.
	.Sh EXIT STATUS
	.Ex -std
	+.Sh EXAMPLES
	+Special treatment of options and backslashes:
	+.Bd -literal -offset indent
	+$ /bin/echo "-hello\\tworld"
	+-hello\tworld
	+.Ed
	+.Pp
	+Avoid new line character:
	+.Bd -literal -offset indent
	+$ /bin/echo -n hello;/bin/echo world
	+helloworld
	+.Ed
	+.Pp
	+Or to achieve the same result:
	+.Bd -literal -offset indent
	+$ /bin/echo "hello\\c";/bin/echo world
	+helloworld
	+.Ed
	.Sh SEE ALSO
	.Xr builtin 1 ,
	.Xr csh 1 ,
	@@ -105,3 +123,14 @@
	.Nm
	command appeared in
	.At v2 .
	+.Sh CAVEATS
	+The
	+.Nm
	+command behaves differently with regards to the built-in
	+.Nm
	+shell command in a number of ways including escaped characters handling.
	+It also differs in behavior between different systems hence complicating writing
	+portable scripts.
	+It is advised to use the
	+.Xr printf 1
	+command to avoid these shortcomings.