Zašto ljudi upotrebljavaju naredbu "echo" prilikom instaliranja softvera u Linux?

I am new to the computing world. While installing ROS Indigo, the first step said that I should use the following code:

sudo sh -c ‘echo “deb https://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main” > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list’

Why do people use the “echo” command along with “sh -c” in this context? I have seen the “echo” command used in other installation processes as well.

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What Exactly is the “sh” Command?

Ubuntu Install of ROS Indigo

Ordinarily, the function of the “echo” command is to display a string (piece of text) on the console. But this time, a (greater than) > character is added after the echo command, redirecting its output to a text file located in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list.

Basically, this whole command writes a piece of text to a text file. Now, here comes the tricky part:

The string written to the file may be different for each computer. The part, $(lsb_release -sc), is resolved (changed into something else) when the “echo” command runs.

You can open /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list in a text editor before and after the command to see the changes for yourself. Keep in mind that the file might not exist before using this command.