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PRINT & ECHO

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jestrada101

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Is there any advantages of using PRINT over ECHO or vice-versa?
 
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Man printf vs. man echo

Using printf statements you have greater control over formatting the output.
 
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If you're using the Korn shell, [tt]print[/tt] is the preferred command. It has a lot more functionality as far as formatting and options, than [tt]echo[/tt] has.

If you need to stay bourne shell compatable, stay with echo.

Hope this helps.

 
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