.\" 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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.\" %sccs.include.redist.roff%
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.\"	@(#)echo.1	6.8 (Berkeley) 07/27/91
.\"
.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 echo
utility writes any specified operands, separated by single blank (`` '')
characters) and followed by a newline (``\en'') character, to the standard
output.
.Pp
The following option is available:
.Bl -tag -width flag
.It Fl n
Do not print the trailing newline character.
.El
.Pp
The
.Nm echo
utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr printf 1
.Sh STANDARDS
The
.Nm echo
utility is expected to be
.St -p1003.2
compatible.