echo

Syntax

echo[-on|-off]

echo message

Description

Controls whether script commands are displayed as they are read from the script file, and prints the given message to the display.

Options

-on

Enables the display when reading commands from script files.

-off

Disables the display when reading commands from script files.

message

Specifies a message to display.

Usage

The first form of this command controls whether or not script commands display as they are read from the script file. If no argument is given, the current on or off status displays. The second form of the command prints the specified message to the display.

This command does not change the value of the environment variable lasterror.

Examples

To display a message string of Hello World:

fs0:\> echo Hello World
Hello World
      

To turn command echoing on:

fs0:\> echo -on
      

To execute HelloWorld.nsh, and display when reading lines from the script file:

fs0:\> HelloWorld.nsh
+HelloWorld.nsh> echo Hello World
Hello World
      

To turn command echoing off:

fs0:\> echo -off 
      

To display the current echo setting:

fs0:\> echo
Echo is off