echo(1F)      (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.  If no
         argument is given, echo looks to stdin for input.  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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