diff --git a/shell/ash_test/zecho.c b/shell/ash_test/zecho.c
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+/* zecho - bare-bones echo */
+
+/* Copyright (C) 1996-2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+
+   This file is part of GNU Bash, the Bourne Again SHell.
+
+   Bash is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+   the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+   Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later
+   version.
+
+   Bash is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+   WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+   FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+   for more details.
+
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+   with Bash; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free Software
+   Foundation, 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111 USA. */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+int
+main(argc, argv)
+int	argc;
+char	**argv;
+{
+	argv++;
+
+	while (*argv) {
+		(void)printf("%s", *argv);
+		if (*++argv)
+			putchar(' ');
+	}
+
+	putchar('\n');
+	exit(0);
+}