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author | mpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-08-16 00:15:17 +0000 |
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committer | mpp <mpp@FreeBSD.org> | 1996-08-16 00:15:17 +0000 |
commit | 930980c67ebb7ff96f573b0a0be3b9ebebf0c22c (patch) | |
tree | 68ff6c1293651876703e692562636e1ec672d18c /share/man | |
parent | c6763c769f08812cb10d4a3541488465b67975d3 (diff) | |
download | FreeBSD-src-930980c67ebb7ff96f573b0a0be3b9ebebf0c22c.zip FreeBSD-src-930980c67ebb7ff96f573b0a0be3b9ebebf0c22c.tar.gz |
Add forward(5) to document the .forward file.
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-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man5/Makefile | 8 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man5/forward.5 | 77 |
2 files changed, 81 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man5/Makefile b/share/man/man5/Makefile index f154440..589ae91 100644 --- a/share/man/man5/Makefile +++ b/share/man/man5/Makefile @@ -1,10 +1,10 @@ # @(#)Makefile 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/5/93 #MISSING: dump.5 plot.5 -MAN5= a.out.5 acct.5 core.5 dir.5 disktab.5 ethers.5 fs.5 fbtab.5 fstab.5 \ - group.5 hosts.5 link.5 networks.5 passwd.5 pbm.5 phones.5 printcap.5 \ - procfs.5 protocols.5 remote.5 resolver.5 services.5 shells.5 \ - stab.5 sysconfig.5 types.5 utmp.5 hosts.equiv.5 hosts.lpd.5 +MAN5= a.out.5 acct.5 core.5 dir.5 disktab.5 ethers.5 fs.5 fbtab.5 forward.5 \ + fstab.5 group.5 hosts.5 link.5 networks.5 passwd.5 pbm.5 phones.5 \ + printcap.5 procfs.5 protocols.5 remote.5 resolver.5 services.5 \ + shells.5 stab.5 sysconfig.5 types.5 utmp.5 hosts.equiv.5 hosts.lpd.5 MLINKS= fs.5 inode.5 utmp.5 wtmp.5 utmp.5 lastlog.5 dir.5 dirent.5 \ resolver.5 resolv.conf.5 hosts.equiv.5 rhosts.5 diff --git a/share/man/man5/forward.5 b/share/man/man5/forward.5 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4d3e680 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man5/forward.5 @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +.\" Copyright (c) 1996 +.\" Mike Pritchard <mpp@FreeBSD.org>. All rights reserved. +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" 3. All advertising materials mentioning features or use of this software +.\" must display the following acknowledgement: +.\" This product includes software developed by Mike Pritchard and +.\" contributors. +.\" 4. Neither the name of the author nor the names of its contributors +.\" may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software +.\" without specific prior written permission. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND +.\" ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE +.\" ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE +.\" FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL +.\" DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS +.\" OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT +.\" LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY +.\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF +.\" SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd July 2, 1996 +.Dt FORWARD 5 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm forward +.Nd mail forwarding instructions +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm .forward +file contains a list of mail addresses or programs +that the user's mail should be redirected to. If the +file is not present, then no mail forwarding will be done. +Mail may also be forwarded as the standard input to a program +by prefixing the line +with the normal shell pipe symbol (|). If arguments +are to be passed to the command, then the entire line +should be enclosed in quotes. For security reasons, the +.Nm .forward +file must be owned by the user the mail is being sent to, +or by root, and the user's shell must be listed in +.Pa /etc/shells . +.Pp +For example, if a +.Nm .forward +file contained the following lines: +.Bd -literal -offset indent +nobody@FreeBSD.org +"|/usr/bin/vacation nobody" +.Ed +.Pp +Mail would be forwarded to +.Ar nobody@FreeBSD.org +and to the program +.Pa /usr/bin/vacation +with the single argument +.Ar nobody . + +.Sh FILES +.Bl -tag -width $HOME/.forward -compact +.It Pa $HOME/.forward + +The user's forwarding instructions. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr mailaddr 7 , +.Xr sendmail 8 |