getfilename(1M)                                      getfilename(1M)


       NAME
             getfilename - ask the user to name a file in a given format

       SYNOPSIS
             getfilename format filename

       DESCRIPTION
             The getfilename program asks the user for the name of a file
             in the format specified by format and copies that file to the
             filename given as the second argument.

             getfilename provides functionality to programs such as mailto,
             which reference mailcap files. For example, the following line
             in a mailcap file allows mailto to help the user include
             PostScript in outgoing mail:

                         application/postscript; lpr -Pipa %s; description="Include
                         a Postscript File"; compose="getfilename Postscript %s"

       REFERENCES
             mailcap(4), mailto(1), metamail(1)

       NOTICES
             Author is Nathaniel S. Borenstein, Bell Communications
             Research, Inc.  See copyright page for further information.























                           Copyright 1994 Novell, Inc.               Page 1