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From: max@lgc.com (Max Heffler)
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Subject: Re: cu - cant seem to get ~%take working
Summary: Switch to Bourne shell first
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Date: 2 Nov 90 23:38:46 GMT
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In article <272F1280.18291@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca> cs3ea3aq@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Kerr        PM) writes:
>
>I am trying to transfer a file from school to my home, ~%put works fine
>but when I try and use ~%take <file> I get the following message
>stty -echo; if test -r <file>; then (echo '~>':<file>; cat <file>;echo '~>');
>else echo cant\'t open: <file>; fi; stty echo
>badly placed ()'s
>stty -echo; if test -r <file>; then (echo '~>':<file>; cat <file>;echo '~>');else 

When I have had this problem, it was an interaction problem with the C shell.
Try using the Bourne shell just before this operation.  It works for me...
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