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From: dave@circadia.UUCP (David Messer)
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Subject: Re: echo command always prints its arguments
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Date: Thu, 11-Apr-85 01:57:22 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.

Yes, this IS a major flaw in UNIX.  I have often wanted to do this.
Here is a shell script that I use and hope that you can also use:

------CUT------CUT------CUT------CUT------
#!sh
for i in $*
do
	case $i in
		-q)	exit ;;
	esac
done
echo $*
#:-)

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Dave Messer   ...ihnp4!stolaf!umn-cs!circadia!dave