ECHO

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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.

STANDARDS

The echo utility is expected to be St -p1003.2 compatible.