{ Copyright (C) 1981 by Bell Laboratories, Inc., and Whitesmiths Ltd. } .NM echo echo arguments to output .SY .UL "echo [ argument ... ]" .FU .UL echo copies its command line arguments to its output as a line of text with one space between each argument. If there are no arguments, no output is produced. .EG To see if your system is alive: .Q1 echo hello world! .S "hello world!" .Q2