File vacation-1.2.6.1.multiple-vacationmsg_files.dif of Package vacation

--- vacation.c
+++ vacation.c	Wed Jul 28 11:19:32 2004
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@
  *	vacation" loops.
  */
 
+  char *vmsg=VMSG;
+
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
   extern int optind, opterr;
@@ -124,7 +127,7 @@
 #endif
   if (argc == 1 || (argc == 2 && (strcmp(argv[1], "-F") == 0)))
     nflag = 1;
-  while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "a:h:Iit:jrlF")) != EOF)
+  while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "a:f:h:Iit:jrlF")) != EOF)
     switch((char)ch) {
     case 'a':			/* alias */
       if (!(cur = (ALIAS *)malloc((u_int)sizeof(ALIAS)))) {
@@ -163,6 +166,13 @@
     case 'F':			/* Force creation of ~/vacation.db on NFS HOME */
       fflag = 1;
       break;
+    case 'f':
+      if(optarg) {
+         vmsg=optarg;   /* another vacation.msg file */
+      } else {
+         syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "vacation: -f option used but no file given");
+      }
+      break;
     case '?':
     default:
       usage();
@@ -653,9 +663,9 @@
 	printd (logline);
 #endif
 
-	mfp = fopen(VMSG, "r");
+	mfp = fopen(vmsg, "r");
 	if (mfp == NULL) {
-		syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "vacation: no ~%s/%s file.\n", myname, VMSG);
+		syslog(LOG_NOTICE, "vacation: no ~%s/%s file.\n", myname, vmsg);
 		closelog();
 		exit(1);
 	}
@@ -720,7 +730,7 @@
 void usage(void)
 {
   puts ("usage: vacation [ -I | -i | -l ] [ -F ]");
-  puts ("or:    vacation [ -j ] [ -a alias ] [ -h hostname ] [ -tN ] [ -r ] login");
+  puts ("or:    vacation [ -j ] [ -a alias ] [ -f file ] [ -h hostname ] [ -tN ] [ -r ] login");
   exit(1);
 }
 
@@ -767,12 +777,12 @@
 	printd (logline);
 #endif
         
-  if (((message = fopen (VMSG, "r")) == NULL)) {
-    if (((message = fopen (VMSG, "w")) == NULL)) {
-      fprintf (stderr, "vacation: cannot open %s\n", VMSG);
+  if (((message = fopen (vmsg, "r")) == NULL)) {
+    if (((message = fopen (vmsg, "w")) == NULL)) {
+      fprintf (stderr, "vacation: cannot open %s\n", vmsg);
       exit (1);
     }
-  message = fopen (VMSG, "w");
+  message = fopen (vmsg, "w");
   fprintf (message, "Subject: away from my mail\n\n");
   fprintf (message, "I will not be reading my mail for a while.\n");
   fprintf (message, "Your mail concerning \"$SUBJECT\"\n");
@@ -788,7 +798,7 @@
     fclose (oldmessage);
   }
   fclose (message);
-  sprintf (ebuf, "%s %s", editor, VMSG);
+  sprintf (ebuf, "%s %s", editor, vmsg);
 #ifdef DEBUG
 	sprintf (logline, "calling editor with \"%s\"\n", ebuf);
 	printd (logline);
--- vacation.man
+++ vacation.man	Wed Jul 28 11:20:00 2004
@@ -38,6 +38,9 @@
 .BI \-a " alias"
 ]
 [
+.BI \-f " file"
+]
+[
 .BI \-t N
 ]
 [
@@ -226,6 +229,10 @@
 Otherwise, use the 
 .RB ` From: '
 entry.
+.TP
+.BI \-f\ <file>
+use a different message file than the default, .vacation.msg .
+The path to this file is relative to the home directory of the user.
 .TP
 .BI \-?
 issue short usage line.