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.\"	@(#)echo.1	6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH ECHO 1 ""
.AT 3
.SH NAME
echo \- echo arguments
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B echo
[
.B \-n
]
[ arg ] ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Echo
writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by
a newline on the standard output.  If the flag
.B \-n
is used, no newline is added to the output.
.PP
.I Echo
is useful for producing diagnostics in
shell programs and for writing constant data on pipes.
To send diagnostics to the standard error file, do `echo ... 1>&2'.
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4c665c96	1	.\" @(#)echo.1 6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
b6a59bd8	2	.\"
4c665c96	3	.TH ECHO 1 ""
b6a59bd8 KM	4	.AT 3
	5	.SH NAME
	6	echo \- echo arguments
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.B echo
	9	[
	10	.B \-n
	11	]
	12	[ arg ] ...
	13	.SH DESCRIPTION
	14	.I Echo
	15	writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by
ee8a8962	16	a newline on the standard output. If the flag
b6a59bd8	17	.B \-n
ee8a8962	18	is used, no newline is added to the output.
b6a59bd8 KM	19	.PP
	20	.I Echo
	21	is useful for producing diagnostics in
	22	shell programs and for writing constant data on pipes.
ee8a8962	23	To send diagnostics to the standard error file, do `echo ... 1>&2'.