AdiIRC

_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 99).

*Switches*

table(ktable).

|_<.Switch|_<.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 | Indicates the first word is *not* a nick column prefix. |

| -v | Indicates the first word/token is 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 99). |

| [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. |

| <text> | The text to print. |

*Example*

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; Prints 'Hello World!' to current active window.

/echo -a Hello World!

; Prints 'Hello World!' to the target window during a event.

/echo $target Hello World!

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