echo(1F)

NAME

     echo - put string on virtual output

SYNOPSIS

     echo [string...]

DESCRIPTION

     The echo function directs each string it is  passed  to  the
     standard  output. If no argument is given, echo looks to the
     standard input for input. It is often  used  in  conditional
     execution or for passing a string to another command.

EXAMPLES

     Example 1: A sample of the echo command.

     Set the done descriptor to help if a test fails:

     done=`if [ -s $F1 ];
          then echo close;
          else echo help;
          fi`

ATTRIBUTES

     See attributes(5) for descriptions of the  following  attri-
     butes:

     ____________________________________________________________
    |       ATTRIBUTE TYPE        |       ATTRIBUTE VALUE       |
    | Availability                | SUNWcsu                     |
    |_____________________________|_____________________________|

SEE ALSO

     echo(1), attributes(5)