#!/bin/sh
## System V echo and BSD echo differ, especially if you want to print
## a line without a carriage return.
## In System V use:   echo    "text ...   text\c"
## In BSD      use:   echo -n "text ...   text"


## One way around this problem is to test which version you have and 
## adjust each text string accordingly.

TEXT="text1 ... text1"

if [ "`echo -n`" = "-n" ]; then
	## echo is a System V echo	
        echo "$TEXT\c"
else
	## echo is a BSD echo
        echo -n "$TEXT"
fi


## Another way around this problem is to test which version you have 
## once and set environment variables accordingly.

TEXT="text2 ... text2"

if [ "`echo -n`" = "-n" ]; then
	## echo is a System V echo	
	ECHOOPT=""
        ECHOSUFF="\c"
else
	## echo is a BSD echo
	ECHOOPT="-n"
        ECHOSUFF=""
fi

echo $ECHOOPT "$TEXT$ECHOSUFF"