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- NNAAMMEE
- msgs - system messages and junk mail program
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- mmssggss [ --ffhhllppqq ] [ number ] [ -number ]
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- mmssggss --ss
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- mmssggss --cc [ -days ]
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- DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
- _M_s_g_s is used to read system messages. These messages are
- sent by mailing to the login `msgs' and should be short
- pieces of information which are suitable to be read once by
- most users of the system.
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- _M_s_g_s is normally invoked each time you login, by placing it
- in the file ._l_o_g_i_n (._p_r_o_f_i_l_e if you use /_b_i_n/_s_h). It will
- then prompt you with the source and subject of each new mes-
- sage. If there is no subject line, the first few non-blank
- lines of the message will be displayed. If there is more to
- the message, you will be told how long it is and asked
- whether you wish to see the rest of the message. The possi-
- ble responses are:
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- yy type the rest of the message.
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- RETURN synonym for y.
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- nn skip this message and go on to the next message.
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- -- redisplay the last message.
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- qq drops you out of _m_s_g_s; the next time you run the pro-
- gram it will pick up where you left off.
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- ss append the current message to the file ``Messages''
- in the current directory; `s-' will save the previ-
- ously displayed message. A `s' or `s-' may be fol-
- lowed by a space and a file name to receive the mes-
- sage replacing the default ``Messages''.
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- mm or `m-' causes a copy of the specified message to be
- placed in a temporary mailbox and _m_a_i_l(1) to be
- invoked on that mailbox. Both `m' and `s' accept a
- numeric argument in place of the `-'.
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- _M_s_g_s keeps track of the next message you will see by a
- number in the file ._m_s_g_s_r_c in your home directory. In the
- directory /_u_s_r/_m_s_g_s it keeps a set of files whose names are
- the (sequential) numbers of the messages they represent.
- The file /_u_s_r/_m_s_g_s/_b_o_u_n_d_s shows the low and high number of
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- the messages in the directory so that _m_s_g_s can quickly
- determine if there are no messages for you. If the contents
- of _b_o_u_n_d_s is incorrect it can be fixed by removing it; _m_s_g_s
- will make a new _b_o_u_n_d_s file the next time it is run.
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- The --ss option is used for setting up the posting of mes-
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- msgs: "| /usr/ucb/msgs -s"
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- should be include in /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_a_l_i_a_s_e_s to enable posting of
- messages.
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- The --cc option is used for performing cleanup on /_u_s_r/_m_s_g_s.
- An entry with the --cc option should be placed in
- /_u_s_r/_l_i_b/_c_r_o_n_t_a_b to run every night. This will remove all
- messages over 21 days old. A different expiration may be
- specified on the command line to override the default.
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- Options when reading messages include:
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- --ff which causes it not to say ``No new messages.''.
- This is useful in your ._l_o_g_i_n file since this is
- often the case here.
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- --qq Queries whether there are messages, printing ``There
- are new messages.'' if there are. The command ``msgs
- -q'' is often used in login scripts.
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- --hh causes _m_s_g_s to print the first part of messages only.
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- --ll option causes only locally originated messages to be
- reported.
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- _n_u_m A message number can be given on the command line,
- causing _m_s_g_s to start at the specified message rather
- than at the next message indicated by your ._m_s_g_s_r_c
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- msgs -h 1
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- prints the first part of all messages.
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- -_n_u_m_b_e_r
- will cause _m_s_g_s to start _n_u_m_b_e_r messages back from
- the one indicated by your ._m_s_g_s_r_c file, useful for
- reviews of recent messages.
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- --pp causes long messages to be piped through _m_o_r_e(1).
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- Within _m_s_g_s you can also go to any specific message by typ-
- ing its number when _m_s_g_s requests input as to what to do.
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- FFIILLEESS
- /usr/msgs/* database
- ~/.msgsrc number of next message to be presented
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- AAUUTTHHOORRSS
- William Joy
- David Wasley
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- SSEEEE AALLSSOO
- aliases(5), crontab(5), mail(1), more(1)
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