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VACATION(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      VACATION(1)


N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
     vacation - return ``I am not here'' indication

S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
     v\bva\bac\bca\bat\bti\bio\bon\bn -\b-i\bi
     v\bva\bac\bca\bat\bti\bio\bon\bn [ -\b-a\ba alias ] login

D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
     _\bV_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn returns a message to the sender of a message tel-
     ling them that you are currently not reading your mail.  The
     intended use is in a ._\bf_\bo_\br_\bw_\ba_\br_\bd file.  For example, your ._\bf_\bo_\br_\b-
     _\bw_\ba_\br_\bd file might have:

	  \eric, "|/usr/ucb/vacation -a allman eric"

     which would send messages to you (assuming your login name
     was eric) and reply to any messages for ``eric'' or ``all-
     man''.

     No message will be sent unless _\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bn or an _\ba_\bl_\bi_\ba_\bs supplied
     using the -\b-a\ba option is a substring of either the ``To:'' or
     ``Cc:'' headers of the mail.  No messages from ``???-
     REQUEST'', ``Postmaster'', ``UUCP'', ``MAILER'', or
     ``MAILER-DAEMON'' will be replied to, nor is a notification
     sent if a ``Precedence: bulk'' or ``Precedence: junk'' line
     is included in the mail headers.  Only one message per week
     will be sent to each unique sender.  The people who have
     sent you messages are maintained as an _\bn_\bd_\bb_\bm(3) database in
     the files ._\bv_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn._\bp_\ba_\bg and ._\bv_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn._\bd_\bi_\br in your home
     directory.

     The -\b-i\bi flag initializes the vacation database files.  It
     should be used before you modify your ._\bf_\bo_\br_\bw_\ba_\br_\bd file.

     _\bV_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn expects a file ._\bv_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn._\bm_\bs_\bg, in your home direc-
     tory, containing a message to be sent back to each sender.
     It should be an entire message (including headers).  For
     example, it might say:

	  From: eric@ucbmonet.Berkeley.EDU (Eric Allman)
	  Subject: I am on vacation
	  Delivered-By-The-Graces-Of: The Vacation program
	  Precedence: bulk

	  I am on vacation until July 22.  If you have something urgent,
	  please contact Joe Kalash <kalash@ucbingres.Berkeley.EDU>.
	       --eric

     _\bV_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn reads the first line from the standard input for a
     UNIX-style ``From'' line to determine the sender.	_\bS_\be_\bn_\bd_\b-
     _\bm_\ba_\bi_\bl(8) includes this ``From'' line automatically.


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VACATION(1)	    UNIX Programmer's Manual	      VACATION(1)


     Fatal errors, such as calling _\bv_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn with incorrect argu-
     ments, or with non-existent _\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bns, are logged in the system
     log file, using _\bs_\by_\bs_\bl_\bo_\bg(8).

F\bFI\bIL\bLE\bES\bS
     ~/.vacation.dir	database file
     ~/.vacation.msg	message to send
     ~/.vacation.pag	database file

S\bSE\bEE\bE A\bAL\bLS\bSO\bO
     sendmail(8), syslog(8)


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	8	N\bNA\bAM\bME\bE
	9	vacation - return ``I am not here'' indication
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	11	S\bSY\bYN\bNO\bOP\bPS\bSI\bIS\bS
	12	v\bva\bac\bca\bat\bti\bio\bon\bn -\b-i\bi
	13	v\bva\bac\bca\bat\bti\bio\bon\bn [ -\b-a\ba alias ] login
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	15	D\bDE\bES\bSC\bCR\bRI\bIP\bPT\bTI\bIO\bON\bN
	16	_\bV_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn returns a message to the sender of a message tel-
	17	ling them that you are currently not reading your mail. The
	18	intended use is in a ._\bf_\bo_\br_\bw_\ba_\br_\bd file. For example, your ._\bf_\bo_\br_\b-
	19	_\bw_\ba_\br_\bd file might have:
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	21	\eric, "\|/usr/ucb/vacation -a allman eric"
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	23	which would send messages to you (assuming your login name
	24	was eric) and reply to any messages for ``eric'' or ``all-
	25	man''.
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	27	No message will be sent unless _\bl_\bo_\bg_\bi_\bn or an _\ba_\bl_\bi_\ba_\bs supplied
	28	using the -\b-a\ba option is a substring of either the ``To:'' or
	29	``Cc:'' headers of the mail. No messages from ``???-
	30	REQUEST'', ``Postmaster'', ``UUCP'', ``MAILER'', or
	31	``MAILER-DAEMON'' will be replied to, nor is a notification
	32	sent if a ``Precedence: bulk'' or ``Precedence: junk'' line
	33	is included in the mail headers. Only one message per week
	34	will be sent to each unique sender. The people who have
	35	sent you messages are maintained as an _\bn_\bd_\bb_\bm(3) database in
	36	the files ._\bv_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn._\bp_\ba_\bg and ._\bv_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn._\bd_\bi_\br in your home
	37	directory.
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	39	The -\b-i\bi flag initializes the vacation database files. It
	40	should be used before you modify your ._\bf_\bo_\br_\bw_\ba_\br_\bd file.
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	42	_\bV_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn expects a file ._\bv_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn._\bm_\bs_\bg, in your home direc-
	43	tory, containing a message to be sent back to each sender.
	44	It should be an entire message (including headers). For
	45	example, it might say:
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	47	From: eric@ucbmonet.Berkeley.EDU (Eric Allman)
	48	Subject: I am on vacation
	49	Delivered-By-The-Graces-Of: The Vacation program
	50	Precedence: bulk
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	52	I am on vacation until July 22. If you have something urgent,
	53	please contact Joe Kalash <kalash@ucbingres.Berkeley.EDU>.
	54	--eric
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	56	_\bV_\ba_\bc_\ba_\bt_\bi_\bo_\bn reads the first line from the standard input for a
	57	UNIX-style ``From'' line to determine the sender. _\bS_\be_\bn_\bd_\b-
	58	_\bm_\ba_\bi_\bl(8) includes this ``From'' line automatically.
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79	~/.vacation.dir database file
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81	~/.vacation.pag database file
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