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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: echo command always prints its arguments
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Date: Tue, 2-Apr-85 17:29:05 EST
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> ...  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.

Shush!  Don't say that where Berkeley or AT&T can hear you, or they'll
do it for the next release!

"/dev/null ?  Never heard of it.  Gotta have a -q option."
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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