echo command always prints its arguments
Michael T. Veach
veach at ihuxl.UUCP
Tue Apr 2 23:56:48 AEST 1985
> On every UNIX system I have ever used, there is no way to prevent
> the echo command from printing its arguments. I would like to
> propose a "-q" option to echo which tells it to be quiet and go about
> its work without printing its arguments.
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>
> Scott Orshan
> Bell Communications Research
> 201-981-3064
> {ihnp4,allegra,bellcore,pyuxww}!u1100a!sdo
What other work does echo have besides printing its arguments?
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Michael T. Veach
ihuxl!veach
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