getfilename

NAME

       getfilename  - Ask the user to name a file in a given for-
       mat

SYNOPSIS

       getfilename  format-name file-name

DESCRIPTION

       The getfilename 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  ;  descrip-
       tion="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 mate-
       rial for any purpose and without fee  is  hereby  granted,
       provided  that the above copyright notice and this permis-
       sion notice appear in all copies, and  that  the  name  of
       Bellcore  not be used in advertising or publicity pertain-
       ing 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 PRO-
       VIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED  WARRANTIES.

AUTHOR

       Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bellcore