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Synopsis

\echo [-n] [string] [...]

Description

Echos the string(s) to standard out.

Options

--no-newline (-n)

Disables the output of a newline character at the end of the output. For example, given a script containing:

\echo -n hel
\echo lo

the final output would be:

hello

Examples

Display a static string:

1> \echo "Hello world!"
Hello world!

Display text with a variable

1> \set x=10
1> \echo "Value of x is $x"
Value of x is 10

See also

\set

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