


getfilename(1)           USER COMMANDS             getfilename(1)



NAME
     getfilename - Ask the user to name a file in a given format

SYNOPSIS
     getfilename  format-name file-name

DESCRIPTION
     The _g_e_t_f_i_l_e_n_a_m_e 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  ;  label="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
     material  for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
     provided that the above copyright notice and this permission
     notice  appear  in all copies, and that the name of Bellcore
     not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining  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 PROVIDED "AS  IS",  WITHOUT
     ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.

AUTHOR
     Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore





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