[FIXED] Message " 'echo.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." when starting shell

Issue

When starting my shell, I get a message :" 'echo.' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file." I am not sure where it comes from. The problem is, that when I run my perl scripts as external tools in eclipse, this message is also printed in the eclipse console after the output of the scripts. How can I get rid of it?

Solution

Remove the . at the end of echo. command used in the perl script.

To locate the perl script involved in a directory and all sub directories, use:

grep -irH "echo[.]" .

This other command-line below automatically update all perl scripts found in current directory and sub directories; it replaces any echo. encountered with echo

WARNING: backup the directory before running the command-line below:

find . -type f -print0 | xargs -0 -I xxxx sed -i 's/echo[.]/echo/g' xxxx

Answered By - Jay jargot
Answer Checked By - David Goodson (JavaFixing Volunteer)