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67 lines
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.\" @(#)checknews.1 1.1 92/07/30 SMI;
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.TH CHECKNEWS 1 "6 March 1984"
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.SH NAME
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checknews \- check if user has news on the USENET news network
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.BR checknews " [ " ynqevv " ] [ "
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.IR "readnews options" " ] "
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.IX checknews "" "\fLchecknews\fP \(em check for news"
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.IX news "checknews command" news "\fLchecknews\fP \(em check for news"
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.IX USENET "checknews command" USENET "\fLchecknews\fP \(em check for news"
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.IX "network news" "checknews command" "" "\fLchecknews\fP \(em check for news"
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.I checknews
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reports to the user whether or not there is news.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.TP 3
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.B y
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Reports `There is news' if the user has news to read.
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.B y
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is the default if no options are specified.
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.TP 3
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.B n
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Reports `No news' if there isn't any news to read.
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.TP 3
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.B q
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Makes
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.I checknews
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quiet. Instead of displaying a message, the exit status indicates news.
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A status of 0 means no news, 1 means there is news.
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.TP 3
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.B v
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alters the
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.B y
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message to show the name of the first newsgroup containing unread news.
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Doubling
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.B v
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(that is,
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.BR vv )
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displays a report of
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.I any
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claim of new news, and is useful if
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.B checknews
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and
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.B readnews
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disagree on whether there is news.
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.TP 3
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.B e
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Executes
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.IR readnews (1)
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if there is news.
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.SH FILES
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.PD 0
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.TP 25
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~/.newsrc
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Options and list of previously read articles
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.TP 25
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/usr/lib/news/active
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Active newsgroups
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.PD
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.SH SEE ALSO
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inews(1),
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postnews(1),
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readnews(1)
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.br
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\fINetwork News User's Guide\fP in the
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\fIBeginner's Guide to the Sun Workstation\fP.
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