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.th PUBLIC VI 8/5/77
.sh NAME
public \- make files available to the rest of the world
.sh SYNOPSIS
.bd public
file ...
.sh DESCRIPTION
.it Public
places copies of the argument files in the directory
.it /usr/public
changing the ownership
of the files to the user ``public.'' 
All users of the system can then access these files.
Mode bits are preserved by the copy.
.sh FILES
/usr/public/*
.sh WARNING
Don't use public as a garbage can. To much of this
will make public (and perhaps the offending user) go away.
.sh AUTHOR
Charles Haley
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825d1b9f CH	1	.th PUBLIC VI 8/5/77
	2	.sh NAME
	3	public \- make files available to the rest of the world
	4	.sh SYNOPSIS
	5	.bd public
	6	file ...
	7	.sh DESCRIPTION
	8	.it Public
	9	places copies of the argument files in the directory
	10	.it /usr/public
	11	changing the ownership
	12	of the files to the user ``public.''
	13	All users of the system can then access these files.
	14	Mode bits are preserved by the copy.
	15	.sh FILES
	16	/usr/public/*
	17	.sh WARNING
	18	Don't use public as a garbage can. To much of this
	19	will make public (and perhaps the offending user) go away.
	20	.sh AUTHOR
	21	Charles Haley