Man Linux: Main Page and Category List

NAME

       newsgroups - a program to list unsubscribed newsgroups.

SYNOPSIS

       newsgroups pattern flag

DESCRIPTION

       The  newsgroups  program  compares  your  .newsrc file with the file of
       active  newsgroups,  and  prints  a  list  of  unsubscribed  newsgroups
       matching  pattern.   If  the  second  argument  "flag" is present, only
       newsgroups not found in your .newsrc are listed, and the display is not
       paged.  If the second argument is missing, the display is paged, and an
       additional list of unsubscribed newsgroups occurring in your .newsrc is
       printed.

ENVIRONMENT

       DOTDIR  Where to find your .newsrc, if not in your home directory.

               Default: $HOME

       HOME    Your home directory.

               Default: $LOGDIR

       LOGDIR  Your home directory if HOME is undefined.

FILES

       /usr/lib/news/active or a reasonable facsimile
       ${DOTDIR-{$HOME-$LOGDIR}}/.newsrc

SEE ALSO

       rn(1), newsrc(5)

DIAGNOSTICS

BUGS

       The flag argument is a kludge.

                                     LOCAL                       NEWSGROUPS(1)