---
tags:
  - Programming_Languages
  - shell
---

The following are useful built-in utility methods that you can use for checking and validation in the course of your bash scripts.

## Flags

### Prevent newline

Prevent bash from adding a new line after an echo:

````bash
echo 'Your name is Thomas'
echo 'and you are 33 years old'

# Your name is Thomas
# and you are 33 years old
````

````bash
echo -n 'Your name is Thomas '
echo 'and you are 33 years old'

# Your name is Thomas and you are 33 years old
````

## Operators

### Mathematical

````bash
-lt , -gt, 
````