echo(1)               MPE/iX Shell and Utilities               echo(1)
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  NAME
       echo -- display arguments

  SYNOPSIS
       echo argument...

  DESCRIPTION
       echo writes its arguments to the standard output.  echo accepts
       these C-style escape sequences:

          \a   bell
          \b   backspace
          \c   removes any following characters including
               \n and \r
          \f   formfeed
          \n   newline
          \r   carriage return
          \t   horizontal tab
          \v   vertical tab
          \0num     the byte with the numeric value specified
               by the zero to three digit octal num
          \\   backslash

       echo follows the final argument with a newline unless it finds \c
       in the arguments.  Arguments are subject to standard argument
       manipulation.

  EXAMPLES
       One important use of echo is to expand file names on the command
       line, as in:

          echo *.[ch]

       This displays the names of all files with names ending in .c or
       .h, typically C source and header files.  echo displays the names
       on a single line.  If there are no file names in the current
       directory that end in or .h, echo simply displays the string
       *.[ch].

       echo is also convenient for passing small amounts of input to
       other filters:

          echo 'this is\nreal handy' | banner

  DIAGNOSTICS
       echo always returns the status value:

       0  Successful completion.

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  echo(1)               MPE/iX Shell and Utilities               echo(1)
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  Messages
       Because this utility is built into the MPE/iX Shell, see the
       sh(1) man page for a complete list of error messages that you may
       receive when using it.

  PORTABILITY
       POSIX.2.  x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0.  UNIX System V.

       The POSIX.2 standard does not include the escape sequences, so a
       strictly conforming application cannot use them.  printf is sug-
       gested as a replacement.

       On older UNIX systems, the backslash escape sequences are not
       available; the -n option is equivalent to \c embedded in an argu-
       ment.

  NOTE
       echo is provided as both an external utility and as a built-in
       shell utility.

  MPE/iX NOTES
       For information on how the current MPE/iX implementation may
       affect the operation of this utility, see Appendix A, MPE/iX
       Implementation Considerations.

  SEE ALSO
       sh(1)

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