echo(1F) 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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