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author | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000 |
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committer | charnier <charnier@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-04-20 12:18:28 +0000 |
commit | ad8a79e6a5c75acf360e9310860387b68066c0b7 (patch) | |
tree | 9eb4b7d718b67229ee4b8e61e9cad466a5a36945 /usr.bin/msgs | |
parent | e2acd5cecf61f060255d467b8d38cd35f941fb1c (diff) | |
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Use `The .Nm utility'
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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/usr.bin/msgs/msgs.1 b/usr.bin/msgs/msgs.1 index e2657bb..b646a46 100644 --- a/usr.bin/msgs/msgs.1 +++ 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 |