Echo (computing)
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echo means several things in computing.
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[edit] Terminal command
echo is a command in Unix (and by extension, its descendants, such as Linux) and MS-DOS that places a string on the terminal. It is typically used in shell scripts and batch programs to output status text to the screen or a file.
$ echo This is a test. This is a test. $ echo "This is a test." > ./test.txt $ cat ./test.txt This is a test.
Some variants of Unix support options such as -n and -e. These are not standard<ref>IEEE Std 1003.1, 2004, documentation for echo</ref> due to historical incompatibilities between BSD and System V; the printf command can be used in situations where this is a problem.
[edit] Ping
echo refers to a ping request. See RFC 792.
[edit] Server
An echo server is a standard service implementing the ECHO protocol that runs on TCP port 7. Intended for testing purposes, it replies to all packets with a packet containing the same data. It is rarely used in practice.
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| Shell programming: | echo | expr | printf | unset | Printing: | lp |
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