echo command always prints its arguments

[Scott Orshan]

In article <797 at u1100a.UUCP> I wrote:
>On every UNIX system I have ever used, there is no way to prevent
>the echo command from printing its arguments.  I would like to
>propose a "-q" option to echo which tells it to be quiet and go about
>its work without printing its arguments.
>-- 
>
>			Scott Orshan

OK.  I've gotten enough replies.  April Fool.  Most people
realized this and answered in the spirit of the day.  However,
I don't blame those who took it seriously - it resembles many
of the legitimate articles posted here.  It's also a take-off
on "cat -v"

Most of the answers said to use "echo arg ... >/dev/null"

A better answer (since it doesn't involve opening /dev/null)
was "echo '\c' arg ..." (In the USG echo, \c is used as "-n" is
used in BSD).

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			Scott Orshan
			Bell Communications Research
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