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_Added in 1.8.10_

*/echo [color] [-abcdefghi<N>lmnqrstNuvw<N>I<N>SR<N>B] [color name] [window] &lt;text&gt;*

Prints text in the specified window using the specified color (0 to 35).

*Switches*

table(ktable).
|_<.Switche|_<.Description|
| a | Prints to the current active window. |
| b | Apply beep options. |
| c | Indicates [color name] is defined after the switches. (not [color]) |
| d | TODO |
| e | Encloses the line in line separators. |
| f | Apply flash options. |
| g | Prevents the echo from being logged. |
| h | TODO |
| i<N> | Indents the wrapped line by N characters. |
| l | Apply highlight options. |
| m | This echo should be treated as a normal message. |
| n | Prevents the echo from highlighting the window Treebar/Switchbar icon. |
| q | Don't print if called from a alias using the . prefix. |
| r | Apply strip colors/bold/italic/underline options. |
| s | Prints to the status/server window associated with current window. |
| t<N> | Apply timestamp prefix options. N is a optional UTC value to use for the timestamp. |
| u | Disables using first word as prefix for nick column. |
| v | Treats first word as a timestamp. |
| w<N> | if N = 0, replaces emoticon tags in all token except the first one, N = 1, replaces only the first token, N = 2, replaces all tokens. |
| I<N> | Inserts the line at position N in the buffer. (AdiIRC only) |
| S | Used with --I<N> to force the buffer to scroll he number of wrapped lines of the inserted line. (AdiIRC only) |
| R<N> | Replaces the line at position N in the buffer. (AdiIRC only) |
| B | Indicates the [color] color is in [[$rgb]] format. (AdiIRC only) |

*Parameters*

table(ktable).
|_<.Parameter|_<.Description|
| [color] | A numeric color value to use as line color (0 to 37). |
| [color name] | Used with the -c switch. One of the following: Action, ctcp, highlight, info, info2, invite, join, part, quit, kick, mode, topic, nick, normal, notice, notify, other, own, wallops, whois. |
| [window] | The target window. |
| &lt;text&gt; | The text to print. |

*Example*

<pre>
; Prints 'Hello World!' to current active window.
/echo -a Hello World!
</pre>