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NEWSETUP(1)            DragonFly General Commands Manual           NEWSETUP(1)

NAME
       newsetup - a program to set up a .newsrc file

SYNOPSIS
       newsetup

DESCRIPTION
       The newsetup program creates a new .newsrc file containing an list of
       recommended newsgroups for the first time user.  If your news admin has
       specified such a list (usually in the file NEWSLIB/subscriptions) trn
       will use that as a default for your .newsrc.  Otherwise you get a
       ridiculously small list that you'll want to add to using the "a
       pattern" command in trn (such as "a linux").  If you already have a
       .newsrc, it will be backed up with the name ".newsrc-old".

ENVIRONMENT
       DOTDIR  Where to put your .newsrc, if not in your home directory.

               Default: $HOME

       HOME    Your home directory.

               Default: $LOGDIR

       LOGDIR  Your home directory if HOME is undefined.

FILES
       /usr/lib/news/subscriptions or a reasonable facsimile
       ${DOTDIR-{$HOME-$LOGDIR}}/.newsrc

SEE ALSO
       trn(1), rn(1), newsrc(5)

DIAGNOSTICS
BUGS

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