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CHAPTER 12
12.
ECHO
COMMAND
lhe
ECHO
command
can
only be used on an
EXORcise~
II
system.
ECHO causes
c3l!
subsequent
input/output
that
is
directed to the system console to also be printed on the line
printer.
The ECHO command
is
also
used
to
stop
echoing
console
IIO
on the printer.
12. 1
Use
The
ECHO
command
is
invoked with the
.c "", , ,...
_I ..
Pi '"
10
. . . . . . . . . .
U\W"I'~
command
line:
ECHO
(;<options~J
w her e
<
0
p
t ion s)- can bet h e 1 e
t
t e
l'
II
N" .
I
of
the
EC HO
comma n d
is invoked without any options,
then all subsequent input and
output to the system console via the MDOS console
driver
or
the
EXbug
entry
points
will
be
duplicated
on
the line
printer .. The line prj,nter will continue to rE;ceive a copy
Or
all
console
I/O
until the ECHO command is invoked with the
"N"
option.
The
UN"
option
will
turn
off
the
echo
feature.
No
paging
is
performed.
Thus,
if paper alignment is critical,
it will have to be manually reset after the echo
feature
is
disabled.
12.2
Messages
The
following
messages
can
be
displaged
by
the ECHO
command.
ECHO NOT
AVAILABLE WITH EXBUG
1
The ECHO command was invoked on
system.
The
command
has
no
systems.
**
11 DEVICE NOT READY
an
EXORciser
I
effect
on
such
The printer was not ready when the
ECHO
command
was
invoked.
The
command has had no
ef~ect
on
the system.
The printer must be readied and
the
ECHO command invdked again if the echo feature is
to be enabled.
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12-01
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