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authorcharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000
committercharnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org>2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000
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Use `The .Nm utility'
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diff --git a/usr.bin/msgs/msgs.1 b/usr.bin/msgs/msgs.1
index e2657bb..b646a46 100644
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+++ b/usr.bin/msgs/msgs.1
@@ -49,15 +49,17 @@
.Op Fl c
.Op \-days
.Sh DESCRIPTION
-.Nm Msgs
-is used to read system messages.
+The
+.Nm
+utility 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.
.Pp
-.Nm Msgs
-is normally invoked each time you login, by placing it in the file
+The
+.Nm
+utility is normally invoked each time you login, by placing it in the file
.Pa .login
(or
.Pa .profile
@@ -99,8 +101,9 @@ is invoked on that mailbox.
Both `m' and `s' accept a numeric argument in place of the `\-'.
.El
.Pp
-.Nm Msgs
-keeps track of the next message you will see by a number in the file
+The
+.Nm
+utility keeps track of the next message you will see by a number in the file
.Pa \&.msgsrc
in your home directory.
In the directory
@@ -203,8 +206,9 @@ you can also go to any specific message by typing its number when
.Nm
requests input as to what to do.
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
-.Nm Msgs
-uses the
+The
+.Nm
+utility uses the
.Ev HOME
and
.Ev TERM
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