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news(1)								       news(1)

NAME
       news - print news items

SYNOPSIS
       [items]

DESCRIPTION
       is  used	 to  keep the user informed of current events.	By convention,
       these events are described by files in the directory

       When invoked without arguments, prints  the  contents  of  all  current
       files  in  most	recent	first,	with  each  preceded by an appropriate
       header.	stores the ``currency'' time as the  modification  date	 of  a
       file named in the user's home directory (the identity of this directory
       is determined by the environment variable only files more  recent  than
       this currency time are considered ``current.''

   Options
       recognizes the following options:

	      Print all items, regardless of currency.
			The stored time is not changed.

	      Report  the  names  of  the current items without printing their
	      contents,
			and without changing the stored time.

	      Report how many current items exist without printing
			their names or	contents,  and	without	 changing  the
			stored	time.  It is useful to include such an invoca‐
			tion of news in one's file, or in the system's

       All other arguments are assumed to be specific news items that  are  to
       be printed.

       If  an  interrupt is typed during the printing of a news item, printing
       stops and the next item is started.  Another interrupt within one  sec‐
       ond of the first causes the program to terminate.

EXTERNAL INFLUENCES
   International Code Set Support
       Single- and multi-byte character code sets are supported.

FILES
SEE ALSO
       mail(1), profile(4), environ(5).

STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
								       news(1)

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