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.\" Copyright 1989 AT&T
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.if \nX=0 .ds x} echo 1F "Form and Menu Language Interpreter Utilities" "\&"
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.TH \*(x}
.SH NAME
\f4echo\f1 \- put string on virtual output
.SH SYNOPSIS
\f4echo\f1
[\f2string .\|.\|.\f1]
.SH DESCRIPTION
The \f4echo\f1 function directs each string it is passed to \f2stdout\f1.
If no argument is given,
\f4echo\f1 looks to \f2stdin\f1 for input.
It is often used in conditional execution
or for passing a string to another command.
.SH EXAMPLES
Set the \f4done\f1 descriptor to \f4help\f1 if a test fails:
.PP
.RS 4
.nf
\f(CWdone=\(gaif [ -s $F1 ];
	then echo close;
	else echo help;
	fi\(ga\f1
.fi
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
\f4echo\f1(1).
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