From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 21 10:37:28 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24C2B16A4CF for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:37:28 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.speakeasy.net (mail6.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.206]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EE1743F93 for ; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:37:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 7384 invoked from network); 21 Nov 2003 18:37:24 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )encrypted SMTP for ; 21 Nov 2003 18:37:24 -0000 Received: from laptop.baldwin.cx (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id hALIawFn037322; Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:37:04 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.5.4 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <1069392953.40138.5.camel@mind.daemon.sh> Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 13:36:57 -0500 (EST) From: John Baldwin To: Ibrahim Abdullah X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.55 (1.174.2.19-2003-05-19-exp) cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Submitting changes that add an option X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:37:28 -0000 On 21-Nov-2003 Ibrahim Abdullah wrote: > I've added an option to the from command so that it can also display the > subject header. For instance: > > $ from > From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Nov 20 23:44:57 2003 > From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Nov 20 23:50:59 2003 > > $ from -S > From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Nov 20 23:44:57 2003 > Subject: How can I set a password from STDIN? > From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Thu Nov 20 23:50:59 2003 > Subject: Binary port question > > Is this something I could submit to be added to the freebsd source tree, > or would this not be of interest? > > Should I use the send_pr command (even though it isn't a problem > report)? I have created a diff for from.c and the man page from.1. Yes, send_pr is an excellent way to submit patches for new features as well as bugfixes. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/