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/* @(#)printmsg.c       2.1 88/08/11 4.0 RPCSRC */
/*
* printmsg.c: print a message on the console
*/
#include <stdio.h>

main(argc, argv)
       int argc;
       char *argv[];
{
       char *message;

       if (argc < 2) {
               fprintf(stderr, "usage: %s <message>\n", argv[0]);
               exit(1);
       }
       message = argv[1];

       if (!printmessage(message)) {
               fprintf(stderr, "%s: sorry, couldn't print your message\n",
                       argv[0]);
               exit(1);
       } 
       printf("Message delivered!\n");
}

/*
* Print a message to the console.
* Return a boolean indicating whether the message was actually printed.
*/
printmessage(msg)
       char *msg;
{
       FILE *f;

       f = fopen("/dev/console", "w");
       if (f == NULL) {
               return (0);
       }
       fprintf(f, "%s\n", msg);
       fclose(f);
       return(1);
}