msgs \- system messages and junk mail program
is used to read system messages.
sent by mailing to the login `msgs' and are short
pieces of information which are suitable to be read once by most users
is normally invoked each time you login, by placing it in the file
It will then prompt you with the first portion of each new message.
If the message is longer than a couple of lines you will be told how
long it is and asked whether you wish to see the whole message.
You can type return, or `y' to see the message, or `n' to skip it
and go on to the next message.
An interrupt drops you out of
the next time you run the program it will pick up where you left off.
keeps track of the next message you will see by number in the file
it keeps a set of files whose names are the (sequential) numbers
of the messages they represent.
shows the low and high number of the messages in the directory
can quickly determine if there are no messages for you.
is incorrect it can be fixed by removing it;
file the next time it is run.
which causes it not to say ``No messages.''.
file since this is often the case here.
If you prefer to learn of new messages without running the program
you can put the command ``msgs \-q'' in your
This queries whether there are messages, printing
``There are new messages.'' if there are.
to print the first part of messages only.
This is most useful when a message number is also given
on the command line, causing
to start at the specified message rather than at the next message
prints the first part of all messages.
messages back from the one indicated in your
file, useful for reviews of recent messages.
you can also go to any specific message by typing its number when
requests input as to what to do.
~/.msgsrc number of next message to be presented