echo/echo.1

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  37 .\"     @(#)echo.1      8.1 (Berkeley) 7/22/93
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  39 .Dd July 22, 1993
  40 .Dt ECHO 1
  41 .Os
  42 .Sh NAME
  43 .Nm echo
  44 .Nd write arguments to the standard output
  45 .Sh SYNOPSIS
  46 .Nm
  47 .Op Fl n
  48 .Op "string ..."
  49 .Sh DESCRIPTION
  50 The
  51 .Nm
  52 utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank (`` '')
  53 characters and followed by a newline (``\en'') character, to the standard
  54 output.
  55 .Pp
  56 The following option is available:
  57 .Bl -tag -width flag
  58 .It Fl n
  59 Do not print the trailing newline character.
  60 .El
  61 .Pp
  62 The
  63 .Nm
  64 utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
  65 .Sh SEE ALSO
  66 .Xr printf 1
  67 .Sh STANDARDS
  68 The
  69 .Nm
  70 utility is expected to be
  71 .St -p1003.2
  72 compatible.