Echo Ü ßßßßß Displays or hides the text in batch programs when the program is running. Also indicates whether the command-echoing feature is on or off. Syntax: ECHO [ON | OFF] ECHO [message] ON Turns command echoing on OFF Turns command echoing off message Message to display Using a message with the echo command To display a message several lines long without displaying other commands, you can include several echo message commands after the echo off command in your batch program. Preventing FreeDOS from echoing a line Insert @ in front of a batch program command to prevent FreeDOS from echoing that line. Hiding the command prompt If you use the echo off command on the command line, the command prompt does not appear on your screen. To redisplay the command prompt, type echo on. Echoing a blank line To echo a blank line on the screen, type echo. (with the period). Displaying pipes and redirection characters You cannot display a pipe (|) or redirection characters (> or <) by using echo. Example: C:\>echo on C:\>echo Hello world Hello world C:\>_