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- TAKE - execute MM commands from a file
-
- Usage: TAKE [inputfile] [outputfile] [errorfile]
-
- The TAKE command tells MM to execute commands from a file (inputfile),
- as if they were typed at the terminal. The file therefore must consist
- of one or more MM commands, each on a separate line.
-
- If you specify only one filename, the results of the commands are shown on
- the screen. If a second filename is given (for an output file), the
- commands and results are written to that file and nothing appears on
- screen. The special filename /dev/tty will make your screen be the output
- file, so you see both the commands and results. The third filename (an
- error file) is for any error messages; output to screen and file work the
- same way as for the output file.
-
- MM stops using the TAKEn file when one of three conditions occurs: end of
- the TAKE file; an error occurs; or the command TAKE with no arguments
- is found in the file. The last is the preferred way to end.
-
- If you TAKE while in SEND MODE, the commands *must* be possible commands
- in SEND MODE. As an example for SEND MODE, the TAKE file might make
- modifications to header fields (see also HEADER-OPTIONS-FILE).
-
- MM TAKEs files automatically, if they exist, in two cases. A file named
- .mmrc will be TAKEn when MM starts up. A file named <mailfilename>.rc
- will be TAKEn when you GET or EXAMINE <mailfilename>, i.e. "oldmail.rc"
- when you GET "oldmail".
-
- For more help type "help" and one of these topics
- echo other
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