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Displays or hides the text in batch programs when the program is running.
Also indicates whether the command-echoing feature is on or off.
Syntax: ECHO [ON | OFF]
ECHO [message]
ON Turns command echoing on
OFF Turns command echoing off
message Message to display
Using a message with the echo command
To display a message several lines long without displaying other
commands, you can include several echo message commands after the echo
off command in your batch program.
Preventing FreeDOS from echoing a line
Insert @ in front of a batch program command to prevent FreeDOS from
echoing that line.
Hiding the command prompt
If you use the echo off command on the command line, the command prompt
does not appear on your screen. To redisplay the command prompt, type
echo on.
Echoing a blank line
To echo a blank line on the screen, type echo. (with the period).
Displaying pipes and redirection characters
You cannot display a pipe (|) or redirection characters (> or <) by
using echo.
Example:
C:\>echo on
C:\>echo Hello world
Hello world
C:\>_