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    Bear in mind this is shell-specific. ZSH builds it in, BASH does not. Commented Aug 29, 2010 at 10:11
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    @tsv: echo most certainly is a Bash builtin. In fact, it's a builtin in every major modern shell. Commented Aug 29, 2010 at 20:19
  • which echo (with MacOS Ventura_13.4): Under zsh returns echo: shell built-in command; Under bash returns /bin/echo. type echo (with MacOS Ventura_13.4): Under zsh returns echo is a shell builtin; Under bash returns echo is a shell builtin. Commented Jun 20, 2023 at 17:34