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-rwxr-xr-xrc/bin/newt3
-rwxr-xr-xsys/man/1/newt3
2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/rc/bin/newt b/rc/bin/newt
index 25b0ecaec..2574e38b3 100755
--- a/rc/bin/newt
+++ b/rc/bin/newt
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ y synchronize message list with server
" print message in quoted form, suitable for reply
|cmd pipe message body to a command
||cmd pipe raw message to a command
+!cmd run a command
? print debug information'
}
fn np{
@@ -294,6 +295,8 @@ while(){
case '|'*
cmd=`{echo $"cmd | sed 's/^\|//g'}
cat $mnt/$group/^$rposts($post)^/body | eval $cmd
+ case '!'*
+ eval `{echo $"cmd | sed 's/^\!//g'}
case '?'
echo editor: $editor
echo pager: $pager
diff --git a/sys/man/1/newt b/sys/man/1/newt
index 3c51477ea..5dab90e89 100755
--- a/sys/man/1/newt
+++ b/sys/man/1/newt
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ Run the
.I command
with the whole message as standard input.
.TP
+.BI ! command
+Escape to the shell to do command.
+.TP
\fB"\fP
Print the current message in quoted form, suitable for reply.
.PP