NAME

       away - terminal locking program

SYNOPSIS

       away [OPTIONS] message [...]

DESCRIPTION

       away is a simple program that locks your terminal, checks for new mail in any given number
       of mailboxes, and lets other users know why you are inactive.

OPTIONS

       -c, --mail
              Enable checking of mail.

       -C, --nomail
              Disable checking of mail.

       -f, --rcfile=FILE
              Specify an alternative configuration file instead of the default ~/.awayrc file.

       -F, --norcfile
              Ignore user configuration file.

       -h, --help
              Display help.

       -m, --message
              Execute as the remainder  of  the  command  line,  effectively  stripping  off  the
              executable name and additional switches.

       -p, --persist
              Continue  checking  for  new mail as long as there is at least one mailbox that has
              not received new mail.

       -P, --nopersist
              Stop checking mail if any mailbox is found to have new mail.

       -t, --time=SECONDS
              Set the number of second that away sleeps before performing its  background  tasks.
              Presently,  the  only  background  task  that  away will perform is the checking of
              mailboxes.

       -T, --notime
              Ignore any options to set the time interval and use the default number of seconds.

       -v, --version
              Display version information.

FILES

       ~/.awayrc
              Per user configuration file. See awayrc(5) for further details.

       /etc/pam.d/away
              The Linux-PAM configuration file.

BUGS

       Bug reports should be sent to the away mailing list <away@unbeatenpath.net>.

SEE ALSO

       awayrc(5)

AUTHORS

       Cameron Moore <cameron@unbeatenpath.net>, and others.