---
name: "echo"
type: command
status: broken
groups: ["Diagnostic", "Broken Commands"]
arma3_since: "0.50"
locality: {"argument": null, "effect": null, "server_exec": false}
source: https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/echo
revid: 321915
updated: 2022-05-22T12:29:47Z
---

# echo

*Command · Diagnostic, Broken Commands · Arma 3 v0.50 · introduced in Armed Assault v1.00*

> [!WARNING]
> This command is listed as broken on the wiki.

## Description

Sends any text into the debugger console or the logfile. This command is only **present in internal version**  not in the retail version. Use [diag_log](../commands/diag_log.md) instead!

## Syntax

```sqf
echo text
```

**Parameters:**

- `text`: [String](../topics/String.md)

**Returns:** [Nothing](../topics/Nothing.md)

## Examples

### Example 1

```sqf
echo "Text in logfile";
```

## See also

[diag_log](../commands/diag_log.md)

<sub>Source: [BI Community Wiki — echo](https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/echo) (revision 321915).</sub>