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<h1>STDIN</h1>
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<li><a href="#syntax">Syntax</a>
<li><a href="#description">Description</a>
<li><a href="#default">Default Setting</a>
<li><a href="#rcvars">Resource Variables</a>
<li><a href="#examples">Examples</a>
<li><a href="#version">Version</a>
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<h2><a name="syntax">Syntax</a></h2>
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<dt><strong>Envariable</strong></dt>
<dd><p>N/A
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<dt><strong>Element</strong></dt>
<dd><p>N/A
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<dt><strong>Command-line Option</strong></dt>
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<code>-stdin <var>filename</var></code>
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<h2><a name="description">Description</a></h2>
<p>STDIN can be used to specify a file to treat as standard input.
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<p>Note, most system shells (Unix) provide the ability to redirect
standard input from a file or other process. STDIN is provided where such
functionality is not available or easy to achieve.
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<h2><a name="default">Default Setting</a></h2>
<p>The default location of standard input, which is usually the
terminal.
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<h2><a name="rcvars">Resource Variables</a></h2>
<p>N/A
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<h2><a name="examples">Examples</a></h2>
<p>One way to perform an <a href="add.html">ADD</a> operation for
a single message is something like the following:
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shell> <b>mhonarc -add -outdir /path/to/archive -stdin mesg.822</b>
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<p>However, any decent shell would allow:
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shell> <b>mhonarc -add -outdir /path/to/archive < mesg.822</b>
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<h2><a name="version">Version</a></h2>
<p>2.4.2
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<h2><a name="seealso">See Also</a></h2>
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<a href="stderr.html">STDERR</a>,
<a href="stdout.html">STDOUT</a>
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