ACHO v1.31 - colourful echo
Documentation revised 21 Oct 00 - Copyright (c) 1996-2000 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware.

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Usage Top || Next

acho [log logfile] [option] arg [...]

See Understanding The Usage Section for details.


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acho writes, to standard output, arg ... with the following args changing the console's foreground/background colour:

acho still recognizes the .normal, .high, and .rev arguments, for compatability with earlier versions.

acho does not print a space between args.

If you don't specify logfile, acho writes error messages to standard error.


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The command:

      acho .bg=whi .fg=red "hello world" .n

prints the one-line message "hello world" to the screen in red on white and then resets the display to normal.


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acho recognizes the following command line options:

Unrecognized options are printed.


Limitations Top || Previous || Next

acho requires a colour display.


Return Codes Top || Previous || Next

acho returns with one of the following codes ("error levels"):

For more details, see TextTools General Features.


Version History Top || Previous

These are the released versions of acho:

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