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+.TH CHECKNEWS 1
+.SH NAME
+checknews \- check to see if user has news
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.BR checknews " [ " ynqevv " ] [ "
+.IR "readnews options" " ] "
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.I checknews
+reports to the user whether or not he has news.
+.TP 10
+.B y
+Reports ``There is news'' if the user has news to read.
+.TP 10
+.B n
+Reports ``No news'' if there isn't any news to read.
+.TP 10
+.B q
+causes checknews to be quiet.
+Instead of printing a message, the exit status indicates news.
+A status of 0 means no news, 1 means there is news.
+.TP 10
+.B v
+alters the
+.B y
+message to show the name of the first newsgroup containing unread news.
+Doubling
+.B v
+(e.g.
+.BR vv )
+will cause an explanation of
+.I any
+claim of new news,
+and is useful if
+.B checknews
+and
+.B readnews
+disagree on whether there is news.
+.TP 10
+.B e
+Executes
+.IR readnews (1)
+if there is news.
+.PP
+If there are no options,
+.B y
+is the default.
+.SH FILES
+.PD 0
+.TP 25
+~/.newsrc
+/usr/lib/news/active
+Active newsgroups
+Options and list of previously read articles
+.SH SEE ALSO
+inews(1),
+postnews(1),
+readnews(1)