echo(1F)            (Form and Menu Language Interpreter)           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 like this:

     done=`if [ -s $F1 ];
          then echo close;
          else echo help;
          fi`

SEE ALSO
     echo(1).


































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