Reference: news
Author: Daniel Gilly & the Staff of O'Reilly & Associates
Date: 1998-08-06T21:53:59Z

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| Chapter 2 UNIX Commands |

## news

    news [options] [item_files]

Consult the news directory for information on current events. With no arguments, news prints all current `item_files`. Items usually reside in /usr/news or /var/news.

### Options

-a

  Print all news items, whether current or not.

-n

  Print names of news items, but not their contents.

-s

  Report the number of current news items.

Reference: newgrp |  | Reference: nice