getfilename

 

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 getfilename(1)                                     getfilename(1)
 
 
 
NAME
        getfilename  - Ask the user to name a file in a given for­
        mat
 
SYNOPSIS
        getfilename  format-name file-name
 
DESCRIPTION
        The getfilename program will ask the user for the name  of
        a file in the specified format, and will copy that file to
        the file-name given as the second argument.
 
        If this doesn't sound very useful by itself, you're right.
        However, this turns out to be all you need in order to add
        some useful  functionality  to  mailcap-oriented  programs
        such  as  mailto(1).  For example, the following line in a
        mailcap file  allows  mailto  to  help  the  user  include
        PostScript in outgoing mail:
 
        application/postscript   ;   lpr   -Pipa   %s  ;  descrip­
        tion="Include  a   Postscript   File";compose="getfilename
        Postscript %s"
 
 
SEE ALSO
        mailto(1), metamail(1)
 
 BUGS
        This is such a tiny program it might actually be bug-free,
        but I wouldn't bet on it.
 
 COPYRIGHT
        Copyright (c)  1991  Bell  Communications  Research,  Inc.
        (Bellcore)
 
        Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this mate­
        rial for any purpose and without fee  is  hereby  granted,
        provided  that the above copyright notice and this permis­
        sion notice appear in all copies, and  that  the  name  of
        Bellcore  not be used in advertising or publicity pertain­
        ing to this material without the specific,  prior  written
        permission  of  an  authorized representative of Bellcore.
        BELLCORE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT  THE  ACCURACY  OR
        SUITABILITY  OF THIS MATERIAL FOR ANY PURPOSE.  IT IS PRO­
        VIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED  WARRANTIES.
 
AUTHOR
        Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore
 
 
 
                             Release 1              getfilename(1)

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