I'm curious as to why adding a slash after the echo command seems to be
popular around here. Are there any good reasons to use it?

David
Stardate 3823.7

Hmm, I've never seen that, and since I don't have an answer, I probably
shouldn't reply. But I have a thought, anyway. It seems that echo/ just
echos a blank line. I've always used echo. to echo a blank line. I wonder
if there's a difference.

Ray at work

"David Trimboli" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm curious as to why adding a slash after the echo command seems to be
> popular around here. Are there any good reasons to use it?
>
> David
> Stardate 3823.7
>
>

Er, well, I'm not just talking about blank lines. The following three
commands seem to yield identical results:

echo Hello
echo/Hello
echo.Hello

I've seen the second form used a lot on this group, and I was wondering if
there was a particular reason. Is there some situation in which it becomes
important, or is it some issue of readability?

David
Stardate 3823.7

"Ray at <%=sLocation%>" <myfirstname at lane34 dot com> wrote in message
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> Hmm, I've never seen that, and since I don't have an answer, I probably
> shouldn't reply. But I have a thought, anyway. It seems that echo/ just
> echos a blank line. I've always used echo. to echo a blank line. I
wonder
> if there's a difference.
>
> Ray at work
>
> "David Trimboli" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I'm curious as to why adding a slash after the echo command seems to be
> > popular around here. Are there any good reasons to use it?
> >
> > David
> > Stardate 3823.7

"David Trimboli" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm curious as to why adding a slash after the echo command seems to be
> popular around here. Are there any good reasons to use it?

I can't say I've noticed many people using it, but those that are may have
been swayed by this post:-

Safe Echoing Revisited
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=3d46fed0$0$237$(E-Mail Removed)

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Ritchie, undo for mail

Thanks, Ritchie! That answers my question perfectly.

David
Stardate 3823.9

"Ritchie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "David Trimboli" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I'm curious as to why adding a slash after the echo command seems to be
> > popular around here. Are there any good reasons to use it?
>
> I can't say I've noticed many people using it, but those that are may have
> been swayed by this post:-
>
> Safe Echoing Revisited
>
http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=3d46fed0$0$237$(E-Mail Removed)
>
> --
> Ritchie, undo for mail

In microsoft.public.win2000.cmdprompt.admin Ritchie wrote:

> "David Trimboli" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm curious as to why adding a slash after the echo command seems
>> to be popular around here. Are there any good reasons to use it?
>
> I can't say I've noticed many people using it, but those that are
> may have been swayed by this post:-
>
> Safe Echoing Revisited
> http://groups.google.com/groups?threadm=3d46fed0$0$237$cc9e4d1f@new
> s.dial.pipex.com

Nice research! "/" it is (if I can just remember it ;-) )

ECHO/
ECHO\
ECHO[
ECHO]
ECHO+
ECHO=
ECHO.
ECHO,

All do the same thing.
Use any of the characters to echo 'spaces'

-or-

If you need to echo the word ON" or "OFF"
You must use one of the characters.

Simply typing ECHO ON would turn command echoing on.
Typing ECHO OFF would turn command echoing off.

However,

ECHO. ON outputs the word ON
ECHO. OFF outputs the word OFF

Open the command prompt and try it to see the results.

Austin M. Horst

"Austin M. Horst" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:070701c3a5f1$274ffa00$(E-Mail Removed)...
> ECHO. ON outputs the word ON
> ECHO. OFF outputs the word OFF

Your post is at least several years too late <g>

More info see:-
http://groups.google.com/groups?q=ba...n+safe+echoing

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Yes, but apparently people still see & read it.

Austin M. Horst