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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.




Printed 7/9/88            July 9, 1988                          1






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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