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NEW UTILITIES FOR SHELL ACCOUNT USERS: 15 JAN 1996
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The following utilities have been added to the /usr/local/bin directory,
where they are available for anyone to use.  If you have customized your
.profile so that it no longer uses the default PATH statement, you should
add /usr/local/bin to your customized PATH statement. 
 
These utilities are intended to be run on our UNIX host.  They will not 
run on your PC or Mac, so don't bother to download them.
 
LESS (VERSION 290)
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Like the standard UNIX "more" command, less displays the contents of a
text file one screen full at a time.  Unlike the more command, less allows
backward movement in the file as well as forward movement.  Less also has 
many other advanced features not found in more.
 
To read a text file using less, enter "less filename" at the UNIX prompt
(substituting an actual file name for "filename").  If the file is more 
than one screenfull, press the space bar to move forward through the 
file one screenfull at a time.  Press "b" to move backward one 
screenfull at a time.  Press "q" to quit.

A command summary is available by pressing "h" while using less, or by
entering "less --help" at the UNIX prompt.  For a complete description,
enter "man less" at the UNIX prompt. 
 
PCPRINT
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Many of you have requested a way to print a text file directly to your own
printer without first having to download the file to your Mac or PC. The
pcprint command will do it - maybe (see below for explanation of the
"maybe").  Pcprint is a shell script that accepts the name of a text file
as its argument.  Pcprint then attempts to print the contents of that file
to your printer using standard VT100/ANSI print commands. 
 
To use pcprint, enter "pcprint filename" at the UNIX prompt (substituting 
an actual file name for "filename").
 
Now for the "maybe".  In order for pcprint to work, your telecomm software
must be able to correctly interpret and execute VT100/ANSI printer
commands.  Unfortunately, many telecomm programs are unable to do this. 
This is because the implementation of VT100 or VT102 terminal emulation is
incomplete or broken in many telecomm programs. As a general guideline, if
you are able to use the "Y" command in Pine to print e-mail messages, then
you should be able to use pcprint to print text files.  You will have to
try pcprint to see if it works for you.  If it doesn't, then the only
solution is to switch to telecomm software with a more complete
implementation of VT100 or VT102 terminal emulation.