usr/src/bin/echo/echo.1

.\" Copyright (c) 1990 The Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.
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.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by
.\" the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
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.\"     @(#)echo.1      6.7 (Berkeley) %G%
.Vx
.Dd
.Dt ECHO 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm echo
.Nd write arguments to the standard output
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm echo
.Op Fl n
.Op string\& ...
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm
utility writes any specified operands (separated by single blank (`` '')
characters), followed by a newline (``\en'') character, to the standard
output.
.Pp
The following option is available:
.Tw Ds
.Tp Fl n
Do not print the trailing newline character.
.Tp
.Pp
.Nm Echo
utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr printf 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm echo
function is expected to be POSIX 1003.2 compatible.