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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(MHWARNING)
                      2: .SC APPEND 1
                      3: .NA
                      4: append \- dumb append editor
                      5: .SY
                      6: append
                      7: \%[file]
                      8: .DE
                      9: \fIAppend\fR is used at the
                     10: \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq
                     11: prompt to attach a file (or several files) to the message
                     12: currently under construction.
                     13: If no file is mentioned when it is invoked,
                     14: \fIappend\fR asks for the file or files to attach.
                     15: 
                     16: File arguments are simply normal path names like those you would hand
                     17: to an editor command.
                     18: If any of the files aren't readable, are directories, or aren't there,
                     19: \fIappend\fR will gripe and continue on to the next argument.
                     20: 
                     21: Examples:
                     22: 
                     23: .ti +.5i
                     24: \fIWhat now?\fR\0edit\0append\0hints
                     25: 
                     26: picks up the file \*(lqhints\*(rq from the current directory.
                     27: 
                     28: .in +.5i
                     29: \fIWhat now?\fR\0edit\0append
                     30: .br
                     31: \fIAppend file(s):\fR\0uucp/ERRLOG\0/etc/motd
                     32: .in -.5i
                     33: 
                     34: attaches \*(lquucp/ERRLOG\*(rq and \*(lq/etc/motd\*(rq to the message.
                     35: .Sa
                     36: comp (1)
                     37: .Bu
                     38: The \fIecho\fR command used in this relatively simple shell script
                     39: may need customization.
                     40: If your \fIecho\fR doesn't understand the `-n' option
                     41: to suppress a trailing newline,
                     42: take it out and write a trailing `\ec' in its argument.
                     43: 
                     44: You should be able to specify more than one file on the command line.
                     45: .En

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