Command: set echo - sets the "echo" of your commands Description: By setting/changing your environment variable 'echo' you manipulate the "echo" you get for various commands like 'say', 'tell', 'shout', 'get', 'put', etc. The arguments' meanings are: on: commands produce verbose information (default). off: commands do not produce any output when successful. ok: commands return a simple 'Ok.' if successful. : commands return a prompt saying . Syntax: set echo set echo on set echo off set echo ok set echo Examples: set echo shows the status of 'echo': Variable echo is currently set to: on say testing - echo on 'say' results in "You say: .." You say: testing - echo on set echo off changes 'echo' to 'off': Variable echo set to: off say testing again - echo off 'say' results in no "echo". set echo ok changes 'echo' to 'ok': Variable echo set to: ok say testing again - echo ok 'say' results in "Ok." Ok. set echo Yes, Sir! changes 'echo' to 'Yes, Sir': Variable echo set to: Yes, Sir! say testing - with echo my text 'say' results to: Yes, Sir! set echo on changes 'echo' to 'on' again: Variable echo set to: on Note: This setting is permanent - see 'help set'. Credits: Thanx to Perle for this suggestion - see 'whois perle' or https://nemesis.de/lpc/bin/finger/perle . See also: helpdir/set