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     NAME
        
        msg - utility for manipulating message files
        
     SYNOPSIS
        
        msg [-f[n]] [-p[n]] [file]
        
     DESCRIPTION
        
        `msg'  is  a  message  file editor.  The message files which it can
        work on are those used by the utility `sndmsg', as  well  as  files
        created  by  `msg'.  There are two files in a user's home directory
        which are used by `sndmsg' and `msg' - mymail and mbox.   If  `msg'
        is  invoked  without  a  file  argument,  `msg' will initially read
        mymail.  mbox is the file where the messages from mymail are  saved
        by  default.   The  -f  switch is used to change the number of fill
        characters written to  the  terminal  whenever  a  carriage-return,
        line-feed pair is written.  The -p switch can be used to change the
        page  size  (number  of  lines per screenful) for `msg' to use when
        displaying long output.  The default is 22 lines.
        
        A primer is available, and may be  had  by  the  execution  of  the
        following shell script:
        
        % msgprim
        
        This  will  cause  a copy of the primer to be displayed on standard
        output.  In order to obtain the  test  message  file  used  in  the
        primer, execution of the following shell script:
        
        % msgtest
        
        will  cause  the test message file to be copied to standard output.
        In order to run the test yourself,  the  following  shell  commands
        should suffice
        
        % msgtest >test.msg ; msg test.msg
        
     FILES

        mymail - messages sent using the `sndmsg' utility reside here.
        mbox - default file for saving messages from mymail.
        one scratch file is used by `msg'.

     SEE ALSO

        sndmsg - the utility for sending mail to other users
        msplit - the utility for salvaging message files

     AUTHOR


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        `msg' was written by Joe Sventek

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