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version 1.7, 1999/06/10 22:38:03 version 1.8, 2000/03/05 00:28:58
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 is used to read system messages.  is used to read system messages.
 These messages are  These messages are
 sent by mailing to the login `msgs' and should be short  sent by mailing to the login
   .Dq msgs
   and should be short
 pieces of information which are suitable to be read once by most users  pieces of information which are suitable to be read once by most users
 of the system.  of the system.
 .Pp  .Pp
 The options available are as follows:  The options are as follows:
 .Bl -tag -width Fl  .Bl -tag -width Fl
 .It Fl f  .It Fl f
 Do not say ``No new messages.''  Do not say
   .Dq \&No new messages.
 This is useful in a  This is useful in a
 .Pa .login  .Pa .login
 file since this is often the case here.  file since this is often the case here.
 .It Fl q  .It Fl q
 Queries whether there are messages, printing  Queries whether there are messages, printing
 ``There are new messages.'' if there are.  .Dq There are new messages.
 The command ``msgs \-q'' is often used in login scripts.  if there are.
   The command
   .Ic msgs \-q
   is often used in login scripts.
 .It Fl h  .It Fl h
 Print the first part of messages only.  Print the first part of messages only.
 .It Fl r  .It Fl r
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 will pick up where it last left off.  will pick up where it last left off.
 .It Ic s  .It Ic s
 Append the current message to the file ``Messages'' in the current directory;  Append the current message to the file
   .Pa Messages
   in the current directory;
 `s\-' will save the previously displayed message. A `s' or `s\-' may  `s\-' will save the previously displayed message. A `s' or `s\-' may
 be followed by a space and a file name to receive the message replacing  be followed by a space and a file name to receive the message replacing
 the default ``Messages''.  the default ``Messages''.
 .It Ic m  .It Ic m
 A copy of the specified message is placed in a temporary  A copy of the specified message is placed in a temporary
 mailbox and  mailbox and
 .Xr mail  1  .Xr mail 1
 is invoked on that mailbox.  is invoked on that mailbox.
 .It Ic p  .It Ic p
 The specified message is piped through the program specified by the  The specified message is piped through the program specified by the
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