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Appendix A: Command line options
Appendix A: Command line options
Laurel has several command line options that can be specified when you invoke it from the Alto Executive.
Mail file selection
Laurel’s default action, triggered when you type
>Laurel CR
is to perform an implicit Mail file on Active.mail. If you type
>Laurel filename CR
Laurel will read filename.mail instead. If you supply an explicit extension, Laurel will respect it, otherwise it will add the .mail suffix.
In-box interrogation
You can also request that Laurel access your in-box automatically when it begins execution. Type
>Laurel/n CR or
>Laurel/n filename CR
Laurel will first perform an implicit Mail file on the indicated or defaulted file (see above). It then will check to see if messages are present in your in-box. If so, Laurel performs an implicit New mail command. Upon the completion of the New mail command (if performed), Laurel is available for normal use.
You may also invoke Laurel by
>Laurel/c CR or
>Laurel/c filename CR
If messages are present in your in-box, Laurel will behave as though "/n" were specified. If no new mail exists, Laurel will omit the implicit Mail file and return directly to the Alto Executive. A fine point: if Laurel is unable to contact your in-box(es), it returns to the Alto Executive. Laurel will not return to the Alto Executive, however, if there is no password on your disk. In this case it will allow you to log in with the User command and continue to run Laurel.
Send message mode
If you merely want to send a message, you may request that Laurel omit its implicit Mail file when it begins execution. Type
>Laurel/s CR
Instead of reading a mail file, Laurel will perform an implicit New form as it starts up. You may then compose and deliver your message in the usual way. If, after doing so, you wish to process a mail file, simply invoke Mail file and supply a file name as described in section 3.1.3.