The full path name of an execute file is a form of the following:
- /usr/spool/uucp/System/X.SystemNxxxx
+ /var/spool/uucp/System/X.SystemNxxxx
After creating the files in the spooling directory, the uux com-
mand calls the uucico daemon to transfer the files from the
system name.
Note: The notation \~ (tilde) is the shorthand way of specifying
- the public spooling directory, /usr/spool/uucppublic.
+ the public spooling directory, /var/spool/uucppublic.
Flags
pared to the /u/amy/f2 file on the remote system hera and the
output is placed in the f1.diff file in the local public directo-
ry (the full path name of this file is
- /usr/spool/uucppublic/f1.diff). The destina-
+ /var/spool/uucppublic/f1.diff). The destina-
tion name must be entered either preceded by a > with the whole
command string enclosed in " " (quotation marks) or entered en-
closed in braces and backslashes, as \{ DestinationName \}.
/usr/bin/uux Specifies the command pathname.
- /usr/spool/uucp Is the spooling directory.
+ /var/spool/uucp Is the spooling directory.
- /usr/spool/uucppublic Is the public directory.
+ /var/spool/uucppublic Is the public directory.
Suggested Reading
Files
- /usr/spool/rwho/whod.* Indicates data files received from remote
+ /var/spool/rwho/whod.* Indicates data files received from remote
rwhod daemons.
/usr/ucb/ruptime Command executable file.
Files
- /usr/spool/Mail/$USER file Defines the location of the mail drop.
+ /var/Mail/$USER file Defines the location of the mail drop.
/usr/bin/mhmail file Contains the executable form of the mhmail
command.
destination files and the sender's login name. The full path
name of a command file is a form of the following:
- /usr/spool/uucp/SystemName/C.SystemNameNxxxx
+ /var/spool/uucp/SystemName/C.SystemNameNxxxx
where N is the grade of the request and xxxx is the hexadecimal
sequence number used by BNU.
the actual source file. The full path name of a data file is a
form of the following:
- /usr/spool/uucp/SystemName/D.SystemNamexxxx###
+ /var/spool/uucp/SystemName/D.SystemNamexxxx###
Once the command files (and data files, if necessary) are creat-
ed, the uucp command then calls the uucico daemon, which in turn
User is a login name on the remote system. The specified
user's login directory is then considered the destination of the
transfer. If the user specifies an invalid login name, the files
- are transferred to the public directory, /usr/spool/uucppublic,
+ are transferred to the public directory, /var/spool/uucppublic,
which is the default.
* A path name preceded by \~/Destination, where Destination is ap-
- pended to /usr/spool/uucppublic. The destination is treated as a
+ pended to /var/spool/uucppublic. The destination is treated as a
file name unless more than one file is being transferred by the
request, the destination already exists as a directory on the re-
mote system, or the destination is specified as a directory.
-m Sends a mail message to the requester when the source file is
successfully copied to the destination file on a remote system.
The message is sent to the requester's mailbox,
- /usr/spool/mail/User. The mail com-
+ /var/mail/User. The mail com-
mand does not send a message for a local transfer.
The -m flag works only when sending files or receiving a single
2. To copy a file from the remote system and place it in the pub-
lic directory, enter:
- uucp hera!geo/f2 /usr/spool/uucppublic/f2
+ uucp hera!geo/f2 /var/spool/uucppublic/f2
In this example, the f2 file from remote system hera is copied
and placed in the public directory.
/usr/lib/uucp/Systems File describing accessible remote systems
- /usr/spool/uucp Spooling directory containing BNU status informa-
+ /var/spool/uucp Spooling directory containing BNU status informa-
tion
- /usr/spool/uucppublic Public directory containing files awaiting
+ /var/spool/uucppublic Public directory containing files awaiting
transfer by the uucico daemon
- /usr/spool/uucppublic/SystemName/ C.* Command files
+ /var/spool/uucppublic/SystemName/ C.* Command files
- /usr/spool/uucppublic/SystemName/ D.* Data files.
+ /var/spool/uucppublic/SystemName/ D.* Data files.
Suggested Reading
Example
To run the uudemon.admin command automatically, edit the
- /usr/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp file and remove
+ /var/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp file and remove
the comment character (#) from the beginning of the
uudemon.admin command line. Change:
/etc/locks directory Contains lock files which prevent multiple
uses of devices and multiple calls to systems.
- /usr/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp file Schedules BNU jobs, including
+ /var/spool/cron/crontabs/uucp file Schedules BNU jobs, including
the uudemon.admin command, for the cron daemon.
Suggested Reading
/usr/lib/mh/mtstailor file Tailors the MH environment to the local
environment.
- /usr/spool/mail/$USER file Speciefies the location of the mail
+ /var/mail/$USER file Speciefies the location of the mail
drop.
/usr/bin/inc file Contains the executable form of the inc command.
and then adds this message to the user's mailbox.
The action of the bellmail command can be modified in two ways by
- manipulating the /usr/spool/mail/UserID mailbox file:
+ manipulating the /var/mail/UserID mailbox file:
* The default permission assignment for "others" is "all permis-
sions denied" (660). If you change this permission to
Flags
-dDirectoryPath Saves mail in the named directory instead of the
- default directory, /usr/spool/mail. Cannot be specified with the
+ default directory, /var/mail. Cannot be specified with the
-fFile flag.
-e Does not display any messages. This flag causes the bellmail
p Displays the current message again.
- q Writes any mail not yet deleted to the /usr/spool/mail/UserID
+ q Writes any mail not yet deleted to the /var/mail/UserID
file and exits. Pressing END OF FILE (Ctrl-D) has the same ef-
fect.
w [File] Saves the message, without its postmark, in the specified
File parameter instead of in the default mail file $HOME/mbox.
- x Writes all mail unchanged to /usr/spool/mail/UserID and exits.
+ x Writes all mail unchanged to /var/mail/UserID and exits.
Examples
$HOME/mbox Your personal mailbox
- /usr/mail/*.lock Lock for mail directory
+ /var/mail/*.lock Lock for mail directory
- /usr/spool/mail/UserID Default system mailbox for UserID
+ /var/mail/UserID Default system mailbox for UserID
/usr/bin/bellmail Bellmail program.
Files
- /usr/spool/mail/* System mailboxes for all users
+ /var/mail/* System mailboxes for all users
/usr/bin/from User mailbox files