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zdiff......Compares Compressed Files
zdiff option(s) file(s)
PURPOSE
The zdiff command uncompresses a gzip compressed file and calls on diff. The options associated with this command are actually diff options, which are passed along to diff along with the compressed file.
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zegrep......Greps Compressed File
zegrep option(s) file(s)
PURPOSE
The zegrep command uncompresses a gzip compressed file and calls on egrep. The options associated with this command are actually egrep options, which are passed to egrep along with the compressed file.
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zfgrep......Greps Compressed File
zfgrep option(s) file(s)
PURPOSE
The zfgrep command uncompresses a gzip compressed file and calls on fgrep. The options associated with this command are actually fgrep options, which are passed to fgrep along with the compressed file.
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zgrep......Greps Compressed File
zgrep option(s) file(s)
PURPOSE
The zgrep command uncompresses a gzip compressed file and calls on grep. The options associated with this command are actually grep options, which are passed to grep along with the compressed file.
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zmore......Compressed More
zmore file(s)
PURPOSE
The zmore command is the GNU version of the venerable UNIX more command. Zmore prints files to the screen, one screen at a time. The twist here is that zmore will display files compressed with gzip. There are no command-line options to zmore, only commands that can be invoked when zmore is running.
COMMANDS
| space | Prints the next screen of the file. |
| d or ^D | Prints the next 11 lines, or the num set with i[num]. |
| i | Prints the next screen of the file. |
| i[num] | Sets the number of lines to be displayed as num, instead of a full screen. |
| Q | Quits reading the current file and moves to the next (if any). |
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These commands are used to read and send electronic mail, read and send Usenet postings, download from FTP servers, and surf the World Wide Web.
answer......Phone Transcription System
answer option(s)
PURPOSE
The answer command is a secretarial tool used to transcribe telephone messages to an electronic mail message in elm. After launching, answer checks the .elm/aliases file for a list of users and then guides the user through a form designed to mimic phone-message slips (with fields like “Message-To:” and “Please Call”).
OPTIONS
| -p | Prompts for message fields. |
| -u | Allows for names that aren’t in the .elm/aliases file. |
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audiocompose......Compose Audio
audiocompose filename
PURPOSE
The audiocompose command records audio. If you want to record audio clips to attach to your outgoing mail messages, this is the command to use. Run this command on the command line with a filename; you’ll be prompted to record a file, and then asked if you want to listen to the file after recording it.
Then, you’ll need to use the audiosend, mailto, or metamail command to attach the file to an outgoing mail message.
NOTE: You must have an audio device installed on your Linux system, usually as /dev/audio.
NOTE: If you want to make this format the default for your system, you’ll need to set up a RECORD_AUDIO environment variable to audiocompose.
EXAMPLE
$ audiosend hello
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audiosend......Send Audio
audiosend e-mail_address
PURPOSE
The audiosend command, unlike audiocompose, can be used to both record the audio and e-mail it to another user. The audio segment makes up the entire e-mail message; you can’t attach text or other files to the mail message.
The command is simple: You use audiosend on a command line, along with an e-mail address. (If you don’t specify an address, the command will prompt you for one.) The command then prompts you for Subject and Cc fields, after which you record your message. Before sending the message, audiosend asks if you want to rerecord the message or listen to it.
NOTE: You must have an audio device installed on your Linux system, usually as /dev/audio.
NOTE: If you want to make this format the default for your system, you’ll need to set up a RECORD_AUDIO environment variable to audiocompose.
EXAMPLE
$ audiosend hello
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biff......Mail Notification
biff option
PURPOSE
The biff command notifies you that new mail has been received, as long as your system uses sendmail or smail as a mail-transport agent. To see the current status of biff, type it alone on a command line. To enable biff, use the y option; to disable biff, use the n option.
OPTIONS
| n | Turns biff off. |
| y | Turns biff on. |
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