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    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "lessecho",
    "section": "1",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/lessecho/1/json",
    "generated": "2026-06-13T21:40:21Z",
    "synopsis": "lessecho [-ox] [-cx] [-pn] [-dn] [-mx] [-nn] [-ex] [-a] file ...",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "lessecho - expand metacharacters\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "lessecho [-ox] [-cx] [-pn] [-dn] [-mx] [-nn] [-ex] [-a] file ...\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "lessecho  is a program that simply echos its arguments on standard output.  But any metachar‐\nacter in the output is preceded by an \"escape\" character, which by default is a backslash.\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "OPTIONS": {
            "content": "A summary of options is included below.\n",
            "subsections": [
                {
                    "name": "-ex",
                    "content": "\"-\",  no  escape  char  is  used  and arguments containing metachars are surrounded by\nquotes instead.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-ox",
                    "content": "if the -e- option is specified.\n"
                },
                {
                    "name": "-cx",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-pn",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-dn",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-mx",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-nn",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-fn",
                    "content": ""
                },
                {
                    "name": "-a",
                    "content": "containing metacharacters are quoted.\n",
                    "flag": "-a"
                }
            ]
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "less(1)\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This manual page was written by Thomas Schoepf <schoepf@debian.org>, for the Debian GNU/Linux\nsystem (but may be used by others).\n\nReport bugs at https://github.com/gwsw/less/issues.\n\n\n\nVersion 590: 03 Jun 2021                           LESSECHO(1)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "lessecho - expand metacharacters",
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            "arg": null,
            "description": "\"-\", no escape char is used and arguments containing metachars are surrounded by quotes instead."
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            "flag": "",
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            "description": "if the -e- option is specified."
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        {
            "flag": "-a",
            "long": null,
            "arg": null,
            "description": "containing metacharacters are quoted."
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    ],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "less",
            "section": "1",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/less/1/json"
        }
    ]
}