# << output operator

Source: https://ref.dm-lang.org/operator/lessless/output

### Format
> `A << B`

Cause the value B to be output to any players connected to mobs specified in A.

B may be an image, sound, or text. A may be a mob, the whole world, or any list containing mobs.

```dm
usr << "Hi, [usr.name]"
view() << "To all in view"
world << "Hi everybody!"

usr << 'giggle.wav'
view() << image(/obj/Fireball,usr)
```

### See also
- [\<\< operator (savefile)](https://ref.dm-lang.org/savefile/operator/lessless.md)
- [output proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/output.md)
- [browse proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/browse.md)
- [browse_rsc proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/browse_rsc.md)
- [file proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/file.md)
- [ftp proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/ftp.md)
- [image proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/image.md)
- [link proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/link.md)
- [load_resource proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/load_resource.md)
- [run proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/run.md)
- [sound proc](https://ref.dm-lang.org/proc/sound.md)