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  • trn Cmd: prompt

    From Kenny McCormack@21:1/5 to All on Tue Apr 25 18:38:11 2023
    I'm using trn version 4.something.

    I accidentally hit backslash (\) while in the thread selector. This
    brought me to a prompt of "Cmd:". I have no idea what sort of commands it
    is looking for at this point. What is?

    I couldn't find anything in "man trn" about this.

    Note: Hitting ^G at this prompt makes it go away (with some kind of err msg).

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Kenny McCormack on Tue Apr 25 19:10:33 2023
    Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:

    I'm using trn version 4.something.

    I accidentally hit backslash (\) while in the thread selector. This
    brought me to a prompt of "Cmd:". I have no idea what sort of commands it
    is looking for at this point. What is?

    It allows the user to call an outside program or the output of the current function can be redirected to other than standard output.

    I couldn't find anything in "man trn" about this.

    Note: Hitting ^G at this prompt makes it go away (with some kind of err msg).

    Just hit the Enter key to make it go away.

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  • From Kenny McCormack@21:1/5 to Adam H. Kerman on Wed Apr 26 01:37:19 2023
    In article <u298j9$vvpg$2@dont-email.me>,
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:

    I'm using trn version 4.something.

    I accidentally hit backslash (\) while in the thread selector. This >>brought me to a prompt of "Cmd:". I have no idea what sort of commands it >>is looking for at this point. What is?

    It allows the user to call an outside program or the output of the current >function can be redirected to other than standard output.

    Could you explain further what this means?

    Can you give a sample use?

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  • From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Kenny McCormack on Wed Apr 26 02:47:31 2023
    Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:
    Adam H. Kerman <ahk@chinet.com> wrote:
    Kenny McCormack <gazelle@shell.xmission.com> wrote:

    I'm using trn version 4.something.

    I accidentally hit backslash (\) while in the thread selector. This >>>brought me to a prompt of "Cmd:". I have no idea what sort of commands it >>>is looking for at this point. What is?

    It allows the user to call an outside program or the output of the current >>function can be redirected to other than standard output.

    Could you explain further what this means?

    Can you give a sample use?

    I apologize. It's for INTERNAL commands. Most of the commands conflict otherwise with the letters and numbers in use for articles.

    g means go to or subscribe to a newsgroup. But the letter "g" is already
    in use to select something in the selector.

    If I'm in the newsgroup selector and I wish to subscribe to a group (or
    go to a newsgroup I've already subscribed to)

    \gcomp.misc

    then I can get to it. Normally I don't have a use for it at the article
    or thread selector.

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