1*43687Scael.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California. 2*43687Scael.\" All rights reserved. 319408Smckusick.\" 4*43687Scael.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 5*43687Scael.\" 6*43687Scael.\" @(#)echo.1 6.3 (Berkeley) 06/24/90 7*43687Scael.\" 8*43687Scael.Dd 9*43687Scael.Dt ECHO 1 10*43687Scael.Os 4.4 11*43687Scael.Sh NAME 12*43687Scael.Nm echo 13*43687Scael.Nd write arguments to the standard output 14*43687Scael.Sh SYNOPSIS 15*43687Scael.Nm echo 16*43687Scael.Op Fl n 17*43687Scael.Op string\& ... 18*43687Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 19*43687ScaelThe echo utility writes its arguments to standard output, 20*43687Scaelfollowed by a <newline> character. 21*43687ScaelIf there are no arguments, 22*43687Scaelonly the <newline> character is written. 23*43687Scael.Pp 24*43687ScaelThe following option is available: 25*43687Scael.Tw Fl 26*43687Scael.Tp Fl n 27*43687ScaelThe output is not terminated with a newline. 28*43687Scael.Tp 29*43687Scael.Pp 30*43687ScaelThe argument 31*43687Scael.Ar string 32*43687Scaeldefines a string to be written to standard output. 33*43687Scael.Pp 34*43687Scael.Nm Echo 35*43687Scaelutility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. 36*43687Scael.Sh STANDARDS 37*43687ScaelThe 38*43687Scael.Nm echo 39*43687Scaelfunction is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible. 40