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From: Elric@tsc3b21.UUCP (Frank )
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Problem with shell-style expansion of names...
Message-ID: <202@tsc3b21.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 22-Oct-87 08:52:48 EST
Article-I.D.: tsc3b21.202
Posted: Thu Oct 22 08:52:48 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 25-Oct-87 17:36:59 EST
References: <2239@potomac.UUCP>
Organization: Transportation Systems Consulting, FL
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in article <2239@potomac.UUCP>, jtn@potomac.UUCP (John T. Nelson) says:
> Vnews currently doesn't recognize meta-chracters like ~ when I am
> prompted for a pathname into which a news article should be written
> (use the "s" command to save to a file).  I'd like to see csh-style
> expansion of meta-things in Vnews.

I'm not a C-shell user, but you can try setting the SHELL environment
variable to /bin/csh.  Hopefully, vnews uses this variable before is
spawns a subprocess...

"Use the Source, Luke.  Feel it flow through your fingertips..."
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