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diff --git a/bin/sh/bltin/echo.1 b/bin/sh/bltin/echo.1 deleted file mode 100644 index 83f2337..0000000 --- a/bin/sh/bltin/echo.1 +++ /dev/null @@ -1,114 +0,0 @@ -.\"- -.\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993 -.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. -.\" -.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by -.\" Kenneth Almquist. -.\" Copyright 1989 by Kenneth Almquist -.\" -.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without -.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions -.\" are met: -.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. -.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright -.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the -.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. -.\" 4. Neither the name of the University nor the names of its contributors -.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software -.\" without specific prior written permission. -.\" -.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE REGENTS AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND -.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE -.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE -.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE -.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL -.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS -.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) -.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT -.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY -.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF -.\" SUCH DAMAGE. -.\" -.\" @(#)echo.1 8.2 (Berkeley) 5/4/95 -.\" $FreeBSD$ -.\" -.Dd May 4, 1995 -.Dt ECHO 1 -.Os -.Sh NAME -.Nm echo -.Nd produce message in a shell script -.Sh SYNOPSIS -.Nm -.Op Fl n | Fl e -.Ar args... -.Sh DESCRIPTION -The -.Nm -utility prints its arguments on the standard output, separated by spaces. -Unless the -.Fl n -option is present, a newline is output following the arguments. -The -.Fl e -option causes -.Nm -to treat the escape sequences specially, as described in the following -paragraph. -The -.Fl e -option is the default, and is provided solely for compatibility with -other systems. -Only one of the options -.Fl n -and -.Fl e -may be given. -.Pp -If any of the following sequences of characters is encountered during -output, the sequence is not output. -Instead, the specified action is -performed: -.Bl -tag -width indent -.It Li \eb -A backspace character is output. -.It Li \ec -Subsequent output is suppressed. -This is normally used at the end of the -last argument to suppress the trailing newline that -.Nm -would otherwise output. -.It Li \ef -Output a form feed. -.It Li \en -Output a newline character. -.It Li \er -Output a carriage return. -.It Li \et -Output a (horizontal) tab character. -.It Li \ev -Output a vertical tab. -.It Li \e0 Ns Ar digits -Output the character whose value is given by zero to three digits. -If there are zero digits, a -.Dv NUL -character is output. -.It Li \e\e -Output a backslash. -.El -.Sh HINTS -Remember that backslash is special to the shell and needs to be escaped. -To output a message to standard error, say -.Pp -.D1 echo message >&2 -.Sh BUGS -The octal character escape mechanism -.Pq Li \e0 Ns Ar digits -differs from the -C language mechanism. -.Pp -There is no way to force -.Nm -to treat its arguments literally, rather than interpreting them as -options and escape sequences. |
