echo(1F)  UNIX System V(Form and Menu Language Interpreter Utilities)  echo(1F)


NAME
      echo - put string on virtual output

SYNOPSIS
      echo [string . . . ]

DESCRIPTION
      The echo function directs each string it is passed to stdout.  It is
      often used in conditional execution or for passing a string to another
      command.

EXAMPLES
      Set the done descriptor to help if a test fails:

          done=`if [ -s $F1 ];
                then echo close;
                else echo help;
                fi`

SEE ALSO
      echo(1)

































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