lir-wg % ls -l lir-wg-1997-January.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 ggm staff 18029 17 Oct 10:50 lir-wg-1997-January.txt
lir-wg % inc +ripe/lir-wg/1997 -file lir-wg-1997-January.txt
Incorporating new mail into ripe/lir-wg/1997...
5+ 01/08 Mike Norris LIR mtg at RIPE 26 - draft agenda<<Please see the following
6 01/24 Mike Norris Reclamation of
192.0.0.0/8 space<<Please see the below re
lir-wg % ls -l lir-wg-1997-January.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 ggm staff 0 17 Oct 10:51 lir-wg-1997-January.txt
lir-wg %
Manual page says:
By using the -file name switch, one can direct inc to incorporate messages from a file
other than the user's mail drop. Note that the named file will not be zeroed, unless the
-truncate switch is given.
( using the -notruncate switch worked fine)
-G