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echo

Echo M-files during execution

Syntax

Description

The echo command controls the echoing of M-files during execution. Normally, the commands in M-files are not displayed on the screen during execution. Command echoing is useful for debugging or for demonstrations, allowing the commands to be viewed as they execute.

The echo command behaves in a slightly different manner for script files and function files. For script files, the use of echo is simple; echoing can be either on or off, in which case any script used is affected.

echo on
Turns on the echoing of commands in all script files
echo off
Turns off the echoing of commands in all script files
echo
Toggles the echo state

With function files, the use of echo is more complicated. If echo is enabled on a function file, the file is interpreted, rather than compiled. Each input line is then displayed as it is executed. Since this results in inefficient execution, use echo only for debugging.

echo fcnname on
Turns on echoing of the named function file
echo fcnname off
Turns off echoing of the named function file
echo fcnname
Toggles the echo state of the named function file
echo on all
Sets echoing on for all function files
echo off all
Sets echoing off for all function files

See Also

function


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