Philip Guenther <guenther(_at_)gac(_dot_)edu> writes on 24 March 1996 at
10:24:21 -0600
dman(_at_)netcom(_dot_)com (Dallman Ross) writes:
I have looked over the man pages countelss times; but I still find
the explanation for the f-flag (paraphrasing: "cause the pipe to
act as a filter") to be just a little too terse. :-) Would someone
be so kind as to explain just how and when I might want to use the
f-flag? Much appreciated.
[snip]
Does that help explain it? Or does it just reveal how strange I am?
Good explanation. You know, I only figured out that procmail held
header and body separately, and you could replace either piece
independently, multiple times, by studying SmartList. It's a rather
elegant design.
I'd agree that the documentation could be clearer on this subject.