take

TAKE  -  execute MM commands from a file

Usage:  TAKE [inputfile] [outputfile] [errorfile]

The TAKE command tells MM to execute commands from a file (inputfile), 
  as if they were typed at the terminal.  The file therefore must consist 
  of one or more MM commands, each on a separate line.  

If you specify only one filename, the results of the commands are shown on 
  the screen.  If a second filename is given (for an output file), the 
  commands and results are written to that file and nothing appears on
  screen.  The special filename /dev/tty will make your screen be the output
  file, so you see both the commands and results.  The third filename (an
  error file) is for any error messages; output to screen and file work the 
  same way as for the output file.

MM stops using the TAKEn file when one of three conditions occurs: end of
  the TAKE file; an error occurs; or the command TAKE with no arguments
  is found in the file.  The last is the preferred way to end.
  
You would usually TAKE a file while at TOP-LEVEL.  See the example in
  "help take" from the MM> prompt.  If you TAKE while in READ MODE,
  the commands *must* be possible commands in READ MODE-- beware of
  commands with message-sequences, for example, which are limited to
  TOP-LEVEL. 

MM TAKEs files automatically, if they exist, in two cases.  A file named
  .mmrc will be TAKEn when MM starts up.  A file named .rc
  will be TAKEn when you GET or EXAMINE , i.e. "oldmail.rc"
  when you GET "oldmail".

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