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4.0;args, revision 4.0, 82/03/31
ARGS (ARGUMENTS) -- Echo command line arguments.
usage:  ARGS (string ...)


FORMAT

  ARGS string ...


  ARGS  writes its arguments, one per line, to standard output.  Use it to write
  to files by redirecting output into a file with  the  ">pathname"  expression.
  The  ARGS  program  is  useful  for  inserting  messages and diagnostics to be
  reported to the display into Shell scripts and for  inserting  lines  of  text
  into files.


ARGUMENTS

  string
  (required)          Specify the string of characters to be written to standard
                     output.  Separate strings with blanks; strings are  written
                     one  per  line. To write phrases containing literal blanks,
                     enclose strings in quotes.


EXAMPLES

    1. $ args Hi there
       Hi
       there
       $

    2. $ args "Hi there" "Mary"
       Hi there
       Mary
       $

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