X-Git-Url: https://diplodocus.org/git/nmh/blobdiff_plain/1b5a1bd2244d3e1c12b7c9e1f48e445de5ad2ea2..b46d49ba:/man/rcvtty.man?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/man/rcvtty.man b/man/rcvtty.man index badb4b07..658d91b2 100644 --- a/man/rcvtty.man +++ b/man/rcvtty.man @@ -1,14 +1,15 @@ -.\" +.TH RCVTTY %manext1% 1999-04-30 "%nmhversion%" +. .\" %nmhwarning% -.\" $Id$ -.\" -.TH RCVTTY %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%] +. .SH NAME -rcvtty \- report new mail +rcvtty \- report new mail with nmh .SH SYNOPSIS .HP 5 .na -.B %libdir%/rcvtty +.B %nmhlibexecdir%/rcvtty +.RB [ \-help ] +.RB [ \-version ] .RI [ command ] .RB [ \-form .IR formatfile ] @@ -19,39 +20,35 @@ rcvtty \- report new mail .RB [ \-bell " | " \-nobell ] .RB [ \-newline " | " \-nonewline ] .RB [ \-biff ] -.RB [ \-version ] -.RB [ \-help ] .ad .SH DESCRIPTION The .B rcvtty -can be used to report new mail. It is used primarily +command can be used to report new mail. It is used primarily in conjunction with mail filtering agents such as .B slocal or .BR procmail . .PP -The .B rcvtty -program executes the named command with the message as -its standard input, and writes the resulting output on your terminal. +executes the named command with the message as its standard input, +and writes the resulting output on your terminal. .PP -Alternately, if no command is specified (or is bogus), then +Alternatively, if no command is specified (or the command is bogus), then .B rcvtty -will instead write a one\-line scan listing. The default output format +will instead write a one-line scan listing. The default output format of this scan listing may be overridden by using either the .B \-form .I formatfile or .B \-format .I string -option, similar to the -equivalent options for +option, similar to the equivalent options for .B scan and .BR inc . See -.BR mh\-format (5) +.IR mh\-format (5) for details. .PP A newline is output before the message output, and the terminal bell is @@ -59,17 +56,16 @@ rung after the output. The .B \-nonewline and .B \-nobell -options will -inhibit these functions. +switches will inhibit these functions. .PP The switch .B \-width .I columns -may be given to specify the width of -the scan line. The default is to use the width of the terminal. +may be given to specify the width of the scan line. +The default is to use the width of the terminal. .PP In addition to the standard format escapes described in -.BR mh\-format (5), +.IR mh\-format (5), .B rcvtty also recognizes the following additional .I component @@ -87,40 +83,38 @@ folder string the name of the current folder .PP By default, .B rcvtty -will send its output to every terminal on the -local machine that is owned by current user, and that has given write -permission as granted by the command -.BR mesg (1). +will send its output to every terminal on the local machine that +is owned by current user, and that has given write permission +as granted by the command +.IR mesg (1). If the option .B \-biff is given, then .B rcvtty -will obey the notification status -set by the command -.BR biff (1) +will obey the notification status set by the command +.IR biff (1) instead. - .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf -.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u -^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file -^$HOME/\&.maildelivery~^The file controlling local delivery -^%etcdir%/maildelivery~^Rather than the standard file +.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u +^%nmhetcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file +^$HOME/.maildelivery~^The file controlling local delivery +^%nmhetcdir%/maildelivery~^Rather than the standard file .fi - .SH CONTEXT None - .SH DEFAULTS .nf .RB ` \-width "' defaults to the width of the terminal" .RB ` \-newline ' .RB ` \-bell ' .fi - .SH "SEE ALSO" -rcvdist(1), rcvpack(1), rcvstore(1), mh\-format(5), slocal(1) - +.IR mh-format (5), +.IR rcvdist (1), +.IR rcvpack (1), +.IR rcvstore (1), +.IR slocal (1) .SH BUGS Only two return codes are meaningful, others should be.