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1.1     ! root        1: 
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        !             3: echo                         Command                         echo
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        !             8: Repeat/expand an argument
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        !            10: eecchhoo [-nn] [_a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t ...]
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        !            12: eecchhoo prints each _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t on the standard output, placing a space
        !            13: between each  _a_r_g_u_m_e_n_t. It  appends a newline  to the end  of the
        !            14: output unless the -nn flag is present.
        !            15: 
        !            16: eecchhoo recognizes  the following special  character sequences.  For
        !            17: each occurrence of the sequence, it substitutes the corresponding
        !            18: ASCII character.
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        !            20: 
        !            21:                \b        Backspace
        !            22:                \c        Print line without a newline (like -nn option)
        !            23:                \f        Formfeed
        !            24:                \n        Newline
        !            25:                \r        Carriage return
        !            26:                \t        Tab
        !            27:                \v        Vertical tab
        !            28:                \\        Backslash
        !            29:                \_n_n_n      _n_n_n is the octal value of the desired character
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        !            31: 
        !            32:  For example, if you type:
        !            33: 
        !            34: 
        !            35:           echo 'Please enter your name: \007\c'
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        !            37: 
        !            38: the shell prints
        !            39: 
        !            40: 
        !            41:           Please enter your name:
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        !            43: 
        !            44: on your screen.  Note  that the \000077 sequence causes the terminal
        !            45: bell to sound, and that  since the \cc sequence was specified, the
        !            46: cursor will be left positioned after the colon.
        !            47: 
        !            48: ***** See Also *****
        !            49: 
        !            50: ccoommmmaannddss, kksshh, sshh
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        !            52: ***** Notes *****
        !            53: 
        !            54: Under the  Korn shell, eecchhoo is an alias  for its built-in command
        !            55: pprriinntt.
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        !            64: COHERENT Lexicon                                           Page 1
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