ACHO v1.01 - enhanced echo

Revised 3-Apr-96. Copyright (c) 1996 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware.

Usage - Description - Example - Options - Limitations

USAGE

acho [log logfile] [option] arg [...]

DESCRIPTION

acho writes, to standard output, arg ... with the following args replaced by ANSI codes:

arg	ANSI code for

.normal .n	normal display
.high .hi	high intensity
.rev	reverse video

.fg=bla	black foreground
.fg=red	red foreground
.fg=gre	green foreground
.fg=yel	yellow foreground
.fg=blu	blue foreground
.fg=mag	magenta foreground
.fg=cya	cyan foreground
.fg=whi	white foreground

.bg=bla	black background
.bg=red	red background
.bg=gre	green background
.bg=yel	yellow background
.bg=blu	blue background
.bg=mag	magenta background
.bg=cya	cyan background
.bg=whi	white background

acho does not print a space between args.

If you don't specify logfile, acho writes error messages to standard error.

EXAMPLE

The command:

	acho .bg=whi .fg=red "hello world" .n

prints the one-line message "hello world" to the screen in red on white and then resets the display to normal.

OPTIONS

-n : Don't print newline after last arg.

-v : Print version banner and usage info to standard error (or logfile, if given), then exit.

No other options are recognized. Unrecognized options are printed.

LIMITATIONS

acho requires a colour display.

The ANSI.SYS driver must be loaded. If not already present, add the following line to your "config.sys" file:

	DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS