DEC Digital Alpha VME 4/224 User Manual page 339

4. >>> echo > foo 'this is the simplest way
_>to create a long file. All characters will be echoed
_>to file foo until the closing single quote.'
>>> cat foo
this is the simplest way
to create a long file. All characters will be echoed
to file foo until the closing single quote.
>>>
Shows how you can use echo to create a file that is several lines long.
See Also
cat
echo
Console Commands 13–31