opensolaris man page for echo

echo(1F)							   FMLI Commands							  echo(1F)

NAME
       echo - put string on virtual output

SYNOPSIS
       echo [string]...

DESCRIPTION
       The  echo  function  directs each string it is passed to the standard output. If no argument is given, echo looks to the standard input for
       input. It is often used in conditional execution or for passing a string to another command.

EXAMPLES
       Example 1 A sample of the echo command.

       Set the done descriptor to help if a test fails:

	 done=`if [ -s $F1 ];
	      then echo close;
	      else echo help;
	      fi`

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------------------------------------+
       |ATTRIBUTE TYPE		      ATTRIBUTE VALUE		   |
       |Availability		      SUNWcsu			   |
       +-----------------------------------------------------------+

SEE ALSO
       echo(1), attributes(5)

SunOS 5.11							    5 Jul 1990								  echo(1F)