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Minor grammar and punctuation cleanup.

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Reference /etc/periodic/daily instead of /etc/crontab.
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Guy Helmer 1998-06-23 16:52:59 +00:00
parent d83e0741d6
commit e063c51e70
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=37119
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@ -134,11 +134,15 @@ to enable posting of messages.
The
.Fl c
option is used for performing cleanup on
.Pa /var/msgs.
An entry with the
.Pa /var/msgs .
A shell script entry to run
.Nm
with the
.Fl c
option should be placed in
.Pa /etc/crontab
.Pa /etc/periodic/daily
(see
.Xr periodic 8 )
to run every night. This will remove all messages over 21 days old.
A different expiration may be specified on the command line to override
the default.
@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ the default.
Options when reading messages include:
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Fl f
Do not to say ``No new messages.''.
Do not say ``No new messages.''.
This is useful in a
.Pa .login
file since this is often the case here.
@ -205,8 +209,8 @@ number of next message to be presented
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mail 1 ,
.Xr more 1 ,
.Xr aliases 5
.\".Xr crontab 5 ,
.Xr aliases 5 ,
.Xr periodic 8
.Sh HISTORY
The
.Nm