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ECHO(1)                     NetBSD Reference Manual                    ECHO(1)


NAME

     echo - write arguments to the standard output


SYNOPSIS

     echo [-n] [string ...]


DESCRIPTION

     The echo utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank
     (`` '') characters and followed by a newline (``\n'') character, to the
     standard output.

     The following option is available:

     -n    Do not print the trailing newline character.

     The echo utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.


SEE ALSO

     printf(1)


STANDARDS

     The echo utility is expected to be IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX.2'') compati-
     ble.

4.4BSD                           July 22, 1993                               1