_Added in 1.8.10_ */echo [color] [-abcdefghilmnNqrstNuvwISRB] [color name] [window] <text>* 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 | 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 [[Switchbar_Control|Switchbar]]/[[Treebar_Control|Treebar]] icon. | | -N | Prevents inline images from urls in the text. *(AdiIRC only)* | | -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 | 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 | 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. *(AdiIRC only)* | | -I | Inserts the line at position N in the buffer. *(AdiIRC only)* | | -S | Used with -I to force the buffer to scroll he number of wrapped lines of the inserted line. *(AdiIRC only)* | | -R | Replaces the line at position N in the buffer. *(AdiIRC only)* | | -B | Indicates the [color] color is in [[$rgb]] format. *(AdiIRC only, see also [[$ocolor]])* | *Parameters* table(ktable). |_<.Parameter|_<.Description| | [color] | A numeric [[Extra_Colors|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. (any window with a [[TextArea Control|Text Area]]) | | <text> | The text to print. | *Example*
; 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!