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| author | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 21:07:28 -0400 |
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| committer | Jacob McDonnell <jacob@jacobmcdonnell.com> | 2026-04-25 21:07:28 -0400 |
| commit | 711594636704defae873be1a355a292505585afd (patch) | |
| tree | 59ee13f863830d8beba6cfd02bbe813dd486c26f /static/v10/man1/checknews.1 | |
| parent | 3258a063c1f189d7b019e40e525b46bef9b9a7b1 (diff) | |
docs: Added UNIX V10 Manuals
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diff --git a/static/v10/man1/checknews.1 b/static/v10/man1/checknews.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..29401198 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man1/checknews.1 @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +.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) |
