LinuxCommandLibrary

hello

TLDR

Print hello world

$ hello
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Traditional greeting
$ hello -t
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Specify greeting
$ hello -g "Custom greeting"
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Show version
$ hello --version
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SYNOPSIS

hello [options]

DESCRIPTION

GNU Hello is a friendly greeting program. It serves as an example of GNU coding standards and a template for new GNU packages.
The program demonstrates proper use of gettext, autoconf, and other GNU infrastructure. It's useful for testing and learning.
hello prints a friendly greeting.

PARAMETERS

-g, --greeting TEXT

Custom greeting text.
-t, --traditional
Use traditional greeting.
-n, --next-generation
Next generation greeting.
--help
Display help information.
--version
Show version.

CAVEATS

Example program. Not for production use. Demonstrates GNU standards.

HISTORY

GNU Hello was created as part of the GNU Project to serve as an example program demonstrating GNU packaging standards.

SEE ALSO

echo(1), printf(1), cowsay(6)

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