prompter Reference Guide

prompter: prompting editor front-end

-erase character (default: system value)

Character that erases previous character

-kill character (default: system value)

Character that erases line

-prepend (default)

Insert new message text before existing message body

-noprepend, more...

Add new message text at end of message

-rapid, more...

Don't display message body

-norapid (default)

Display message body

-doteof

Exit with dot at start of empty line or end-of-input

-nodoteof (default)

Only exit with end-of-input character (usually CTRL-D)

file (required)

Relative or absolute pathname of draft file

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