ECHO

Supported DOS versions:	All versions
How easy to use?	Very easy
How safe to use?	Very safe
How common?	Very common
Internal or external command?	Internal

Either displays text or toggles command echoing from a batch file.

To display a blank line:

ECHO. (no space between the ECHO and the full stop)

To display text:

ECHO text

To toggle command echoing:

ECHO on | off

To see whether command echoing is on or off:

ECHO

When ECHO is off, it hides the C:\>commandname display that you would otherwise get from a batchfile.