1FAXABORT(8C)                                                      FAXABORT(8C)
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NAME

6       faxabort - tell a HylaFAX server to abort a receive
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SYNOPSIS

9       /usr/sbin/faxabort [ -q dir ] modem
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DESCRIPTION

12       faxabort  sends  a  message to a HylaFAX faxgetty(8C) process servicing
13       modem telling it to abort any active receive operation.
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15       The specified modem can either be the name (typically the  last  compo‐
16       nent  of  the terminal port the modem is attached to), or the full name
17       of the associated FIFO named pipe file, e.g. ``FIFO.ttym2''.
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19       Note that to abort a send operation the faxrm(1) command must be used.
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OPTIONS

22       -q dir    Use a spooling area other than /var/spool/hylafax.
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NOTES

25       On some systems it is  not  possible  to  abort  a  received  facsimile
26       because  of  problems in the operating system; on such systems the mes‐
27       sage sent by faxabort will be (silently) ignored.
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FILES

30       /var/spool/hylafax                 default spooling area
31       /var/spool/hylafax/FIFO            fifo for contacting faxq
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33       Consult hylafax-server(5F) for a complete discussion of  the  structure
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SEE ALSO

37       hylafax-server(5F), faxq(8C), faxgetty(8C)
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41                                 March 3, 1995                    FAXABORT(8C)