ACHO v1.30 - colourful echo
Revised 2-Jan-99. Copyright (c) 1996-99 by Rune Berg. TextTools Freeware.

Usage | Description | Example | Options | Limitations | Return Codes | Version History | tt_r6


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


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

1 : Only effective for Win32 version.

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.


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acho requires a colour display.

To use the DOS version of acho, the ANSI.SYS driver must be loaded. If not already present, add the following line (typically) to your "config.sys" (or "config.nt") file:

        DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS

To use the Win32 version of acho, no special setup is needed.


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


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These are the released versions:

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