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From: veach@ihuxl.UUCP (Michael T. Veach)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.bugs
Subject: Re: echo command always prints its arguments
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Date: Tue, 2-Apr-85 08:56:48 EST
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> 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.
> -- 
> 
> 			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