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.TH ECHO 1 
.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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8b41a517 BJ	1	.TH ECHO 1
	2	.SH NAME
	3	echo \- echo arguments
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B echo
	6	[
	7	.B \-n
	8	]
	9	[ arg ] ...
	10	.SH DESCRIPTION
	11	.I Echo
	12	writes its arguments separated by blanks and terminated by
	13	a newline on the standard output.
	14	If the flag
	15	.B \-n
	16	is used,
	17	no newline is added to the output.
	18	.PP
	19	.I Echo
	20	is useful for producing diagnostics in
	21	shell programs and for writing constant data on pipes.
	22	To send diagnostics to the standard error file, do
	23	`echo ... 1>&2'.