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2.8 echo

echo [<string>]

echo [ "string%dstring",<integer expression>]


The string <string> is echoed to the default output device as typed. This command serves as a marker inside long macro files. It gives the user a chance to include easy to find messages in order to follow lengthy or nested structures.

The alternative command format allows to echo formatted strings to the screen. Each "%d" is replaced by the value of the corresponding parameter. The sequence of "%d" corresponds to the sequence of the parameters. These parameters can consist of any integer expression.


Thomas Proffen {Billinge}
1999-07-20