.TH CHECKNEWS 1
.SH NAME
checknews \- check to see if user has news
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BR checknews " [ " ynqevv " ]  [ "
.IR "readnews options" " ] "
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I checknews
reports to the user whether or not he has news.
.TP 10
.B y
Reports ``There is news'' if the user has news to read.
.TP 10
.B n
Reports ``No news'' if there isn't any news to read.
.TP 10
.B q
causes checknews to be quiet.
Instead of printing a message, the exit status indicates news.
A status of 0 means no news, 1 means there is news.
.TP 10
.B v
alters the
.B y
message to show the name of the first newsgroup containing unread news.
Doubling
.B v
(e.g.
.BR vv )
will cause an explanation of
.I any
claim of new news,
and is useful if
.B checknews
and
.B readnews
disagree on whether there is news.
.TP 10
.B e
Executes
.IR readnews (1)
if there is news.
.PP
If there are no options,
.B y
is the default.
.SH FILES
.PD 0
.TP 25
~/.newsrc
/usr/lib/news/active
Active newsgroups
Options and list of previously read articles
.SH SEE ALSO
inews(1),
postnews(1),
readnews(1)