From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 1 10:22:47 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E21416A4CE for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:22:47 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hydra.cybertek.co.za (hydra.cybertek.co.za [196.25.191.3]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED3D343D4C for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 10:22:44 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jarrodm@webmail.co.za) Received: from overport.cybertek.co.za (mail.cybertek.co.za [196.25.191.15]) by hydra.cybertek.co.za (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E42F422983 for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:22:28 +0200 (SAST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by overport.cybertek.co.za (Postfix) with ESMTP id 589A31FFD96 for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:22:44 +0200 (SAST) Received: from overport.cybertek.co.za ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (overport.cybertek.co.za [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id 55617-01-30 for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:22:40 +0200 (SAST) Received: from cyberben (unknown [192.168.2.21]) by overport.cybertek.co.za (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4546B1FFD89 for ; Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:22:38 +0200 (SAST) From: "Jarrod Meyer" To: Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 12:22:37 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.5510 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Thread-Index: AcUeSGtb2c+5/yN9TyyAl+gprXl7FQ== Message-Id: <20050301102238.4546B1FFD89@overport.cybertek.co.za> X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at cybertek.co.za Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: referencing in files X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2005 10:22:47 -0000 Just a quick question, is there a way to tell a normal text file (for instance: /etc/motd) to get a value from another file when it displays? And what would be the syntax if this is possible? Thank you to whomever replies. ------------------ If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. J. R. R. Tolkien (1892 - 1973)