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From: schaefer@ogccse.ogc.edu (Barton E. Schaefer)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.mush
Subject: Re: Head/tail on a message pipeline?
Message-ID: <2834@ogccse.ogc.edu>
Date: 21 May 89 21:27:21 GMT
References: <7330010@grlab.UUCP>
Reply-To: schaefer@ogccse.UUCP (Barton E. Schaefer)
Organization: Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton, OR
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In article <7330010@grlab.UUCP> scott@grlab.UUCP (Scott Blachowicz) writes:
} Is there a way to do the equivalent of head/tail commands on message numbers
} in a pipeline? (e.g. pick -s 'backup done' | tail +2 | delete)
} 
} Scott Blachowicz
} scott@grlab.UUCP

You can redefine your pager:

	set oldpager = "$pager" pager = 'tail +2'
	pick -s 'backup done' | p | d
	set pager = "$oldpager"
	unset oldpager

Each message is sent individually to $pager, so you get the effect you want.

Compare to the "pipe" command, with attention to the way it works when you
have used "set unix".
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