echo -- echo string to output

syntax:  echo <string> [-n]

ex:      echo "This is a test of ECHO"
         como %n;echo "Don't forget to feed the dog!"
         echo "scan -a" -n; = %

'echo' just outputs the same string you give it.  The -n
option prevents a carriage-return from being printed after
the string.

'echo' is useful only when output is redirected to a file
or to a printer.  For example, if your %autoexec file
contains "pg %n", you can use

  como %n;echo "text here"

to record a message you will see whenever you enter the
shell.  If you do something like that, you may want to
create an alias called "note" (for example) that stands
for
  como %n;echo "

This alias could be used like this:
  note Finish report for Saturday!

[No closing quote is necessary.]

(see also:  como, alias)