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prsends(1L)
retrieve messages that are previously sent to you via send.
From the original Amiga UNIX 2.1 manual. Some things it mentions may not be in this release.
NAME
prsends - retrieve messages that are previously sent to you via send.
SYNOPSIS
prsends [-s] [amount] [username]
DESCRIPTION
prsends is used to retrieve a message sent to you via one of the send commands (send, reply, or shout for instance).
prsends takes two optional arguments. The first is the number of sends that should be displayed. If this is not given, prsends will default to one.
prsends's second argument is the name of the user whose sends you want preview. If this argument is not given, prsends defaults to the user that invoked the command.
Displays the last message that was sent to you.
displays the last three messages sent to rms. As a message is sent to user, it is also written to a save file in /tmp/sends. This file is typically cleared on logout. The .sends file may be 622, but this will inhibit.
FILES
/tmp/sends/USERNAME Previous sends
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Keith M. Gabryelski (ag@amix.commodore.com)