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@@ -9,29 +9,34 @@
.\" the sendmail distribution.
.\"
.\"
-.\" $Id: vacation.1,v 8.11.4.8 2001/07/20 04:19:38 gshapiro Exp $
+.\" $Id: vacation.1,v 8.26 2001/11/21 04:21:35 gshapiro Exp $
.\"
-.TH VACATION 1 "$Date: 2001/07/20 04:19:38 $"
+.TH VACATION 1 "$Date: 2001/11/21 04:21:35 $"
.SH NAME
vacation
\- return ``I am not here'' indication
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vacation
-.RB [ \-i ]
-.RB [ \-I ]
-.RB [ \-r
-.IR interval ]
-.RB [ \-x ]
.RB [ \-a
.IR alias ]
+.RB [ \-C
+.IR cffile ]
+.RB [ \-d ]
.RB [ \-f
.IR database ]
+.RB [ \-i ]
+.RB [ \-I ]
+.RB [ \-l ]
.RB [ \-m
.IR message ]
+.RB [ \-r
+.IR interval ]
.RB [ \-s
.IR address ]
.RB [ \-t
.IR time ]
+.RB [ \-U ]
+.RB [ \-x ]
.RB [ \-z ]
.I login
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -59,11 +64,30 @@ Handle messages for
in the same manner as those received for the user's
login name.
.TP
+.BI \-C " cfpath"
+Specify pathname of the sendmail configuration file.
+This option is ignored if
+.B \-U
+is specified.
+This option defaults to the standard sendmail configuration file,
+located at /etc/mail/sendmail.cf on most systems.
+.TP
+.B \-d
+Send error/debug messages to stdout instead of syslog.
+Otherwise, fatal errors, such as calling
+.B vacation
+with incorrect arguments, or with non-existent
+.IR login s,
+are logged in the system log file, using
+syslog(8).
+.TP
.BI \-f " filename"
Use
.I filename
as name of the database instead of
-.IR ~/.vacation.db .
+.IR ~/.vacation.db
+or
+.IR ~/.vacation.{dir,pag} .
Unless the
.I filename
starts with / it is relative to ~.
@@ -88,6 +112,10 @@ Unless the
.I filename
starts with / it is relative to ~.
.TP
+.B \-l
+List the content of the vacation database file including the address
+and the associated time of the last auto-response to that address.
+.TP
.BI \-r " interval"
Set the reply interval to
.I interval
@@ -108,6 +136,13 @@ line as the recipient for the vacation message.
Ignored, available only for compatibility with Sun's
vacation program.
.TP
+.B \-U
+Do not attempt to lookup
+.I login
+in the password file.
+The -f and -m options must be used to specify the database and message file
+since there is no home directory for the default settings for these options.
+.TP
.B \-x
reads an exclusion list from stdin (one address per line).
Mails coming from an address
@@ -153,8 +188,12 @@ or
line is included in the mail headers.
The people who have sent you messages are maintained as a
db(3)
+or
+dbm(3)
database in the file
.I .vacation.db
+or
+.I .vacation.{dir,pag}
in your home directory.
.PP
.B Vacation
@@ -184,17 +223,13 @@ Sendmail(8)
includes this
``From''
line automatically.
-.PP
-Fatal errors, such as calling
-.B vacation
-with incorrect arguments, or with non-existent
-.IR login s,
-are logged in the system log file, using
-syslog(8).
.SH FILES
.TP 1.8i
~/.vacation.db
-default database file
+default database file for db(3)
+.TP 1.8i
+~/.vacation.{dir,pag}
+default database file for dbm(3)
.TP
~/.vacation.msg
default message to send
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