EMACTOVI(1)

NAME
emactovi - process two messages into one and edit

SYNOPSIS
emactovi editor oldmessagefile newmessagefile

DESCRIPTION

Emactovi is intended to be used by msg(1) when in the 2-window reply mode. When msg exec's the EDITOR in this mode, two file names are provided as arguments. The first file holds a copy of the message being replied to, the second file is for the new message. Emactovi copies the first file into the second file then exec's the program whose name is given by the first arguement. A citation line is created in the new message from the date of the original message and the entire first message is copied into the second with each line preceeded by a ``>''.

New filters may be created so long as they copy ``oldmessagefile'' into ``newmessagefile'' and exec ``program''.

SEE ALSO
msg(1)

DIAGNOSTICS
None.

BUGS
Cockroaches.

AUTHOR
Edward C. Bennett