term% cat index.txt NEWS(1) General Commands Manual NEWS(1)
NAME
news - print news items
SYNOPSIS
news [ -a ] [ -n ] [ -s ] [ item ... ]
DESCRIPTION
When invoked without options, this simple local news service prints
files that have appeared in /usr/news since last reading, most recent
first, with each preceded by an appropriate header. The time of read‐
ing is recorded. The options are
-a print all items, regardless of currency. The recorded time is
not changed.
-n report the names of the current items without printing their
contents, and without changing the recorded time.
-s report the number of current items.
Other arguments select particular news items.
If a delete is typed during the printing of a news item, printing stops
and the next item is started. A second delete within a second of the
first causes the program to terminate.
To post a news item, simply create a file in /usr/news.
FILES
/usr/news/∗
$HOME.news_time date of last read news
SEE ALSO
calendar(1), netnews(1)
NEWS(1)