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     NEWS(C)		      XENIX System V		       NEWS(C)

     Name
	  news - Print news items.

     Syntax
	  news [ -a ] [ -n ] [ -s ] [ items ]

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

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

	  The -a option causes news to print all items, regardless of
	  currency.  In this case, the stored time is not changed.

	  The -n option causes news to report the names of the current
	  items without printing their contents, and without changing
	  the stored time.

	  The -s option causes news to report how many current items
	  exist, without printing their names or contents, and without
	  changing the stored time.

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

	  If the INTERRUPT key is struck during the printing of a news
	  item, printing stops and the next item is started.  Another
	  INTERRUPT within one second of the first causes the program
	  to terminate.

     Files
	  /usr/news/*
	  $HOME/.news_time

     See Also
	  profile(M), environ(M).

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