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32 .\" @(#)echo.1 8.1 (Berkeley) 7/22/93
40 .Nd write arguments to the standard output
48 utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank
50 characters and followed by a newline
52 character, to the standard
55 The following option is available:
58 Do not print the trailing newline character.
61 The end-of-options marker
63 is not recognized and written literally.
65 The newline may also be suppressed by appending
67 to the end of the string, as is done
68 by iBCS2 compatible systems.
71 option as well as the effect of
73 are implementation-defined in
75 as amended by Cor.\& 1-2002.
78 should only be used if the first argument does not start with a hyphen
80 and does not contain any backslashes
82 If this is not sufficient,
86 Most shells provide a builtin
88 command which tends to differ from this utility
89 in the treatment of options and backslashes.
105 as amended by Cor.\& 1-2002.