LESSECHO(1)                                                        LESSECHO(1)



NNAAMMEE
       lessecho - expand metacharacters

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       lleesssseecchhoo _[_-_o_x_] _[_-_c_x_] _[_-_p_n_] _[_-_d_n_] _[_-_m_x_] _[_-_n_n_] _[_-_e_x_] _[_-_a_] _f_i_l_e _._._.

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _l_e_s_s_e_c_h_o  is a program that simply echos its arguments on standard out-
       put.  But any argument containing spaces is enclosed in quotes.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       A summary of options is included below.

       --ooxx    Specifies "x" to be the open quote character.

       --ccxx    Specifies "x" to be the close quote character.

       --ppnn    Specifies "n" to be the open quote character, as an integer.

       --ddnn    Specifies "n" to be the close quote character, as an integer.

       --mmxx    Specifies "x" to be a metachar.

       --nnnn    Specifies "n" to be a metachar, as an integer.

       --eexx    Specifies "x" to be the escape char for metachars.

       --ffnn    Specifies "n" to be the escape char for metachars, as  an  inte-
              ger.

       --aa     Specifies  that  all arguments are to be quoted.  The default is
              that only arguments containing spaces are quoted.

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       less(1)

AAUUTTHHOORR
       This manual page was written by  Thomas  Schoepf  <schoepf@debian.org>,
       for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

       Send bug reports or comments to bug-less@gnu.org.



                           Version 394: 03 Dec 2005                LESSECHO(1)