7.3.15 ESCAPE_SEQ_ECHO_DEFAULT parameter (defines the action of the echo command when the escape-character option is omitted)

Syntax

#-adsh_conf ESCAPE_SEQ_ECHO_DEFAULT {YES|NO}

Description

This parameter defines the action the echo command is to take for escape characters when the escape-character option (-E or -e) is omitted in the echo command.

When YES is specified in this parameter, escape characters are interpreted, even if the -e option is not specified in the echo command. When NO is specified, escape characters are handled as directed by the echo command specification.

The specification in this parameter is ignored when the -E or -e option is specified in the echo command.

Operands

YES

When the -E and -e options are both omitted, the echo command interprets escape characters.

NO

When the -E and -e options are both omitted, the echo command does not interpret escape characters.

Notes

• If this parameter is defined in both the system environment file and the job environment file, the definition in the job environment file takes effect.

• A parameter error occurs if this parameter is defined multiple times in the same environment file on the same host.

• If you want to interpret ASCII code characters expressed in 1- or 2-digit hexadecimal notation as escape characters, you must also specify YES in the ESCAPE_SEQ_ECHO_HEX parameter.

Example

• In this example, escape characters are interpreted, even though the -e option is not specified in the echo command:

  #-adsh_conf ESCAPE_SEQ_ECHO_DEFAULT YES