From 69a3bf456744cedb7b86573b8b2c2cf9354ab796 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: glenda <glenda@r51>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:32:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] 9talk/motd

---
 9talk/motd | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 README.md  |  1 +
 2 files changed, 31 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 9talk/motd

diff --git a/9talk/motd b/9talk/motd
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f69bc0e767a2214eeed7541b823ee282a2726aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/9talk/motd
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/rc
+
+if(! ~ 1 $#*){
+	echo 'usage: 9talk/motd addr' >[1=2]
+	exit usage
+}
+
+addr=$1
+
+libdir=$home/lib/9talk
+idfile=$libdir/$addr.id
+motdfile=$libdir/$addr.motd
+mkdir -p $libdir
+
+if(test -r $idfile)
+	cmd='SKIP '^`{cat $idfile}
+if not
+	cmd='HIST'
+
+{echo $cmd; echo QUIT} | aux/dial -e $addr >.motd$pid
+
+id=`''{tail -1 .motd$pid}
+motd=`''{grep '^MOTD ' .motd$pid | tail -1 | tail +5c}
+rm .motd$pid
+
+echo -n $id>$idfile
+if(! ~ $"motd '')
+	echo -n $motd>$motdfile
+
+cat $motdfile
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 730571484ff49ca56354fdeb5d2d5f364160af6c..57e7db1c36cd954751ed92151f988e297bbf4075 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ consists of the following scripts:
     - '.' or ':': sends $nick $line.
     - '"' or no prefix: sends $nick: $line
 - `9talk/chat`: opens a window with /log and /cmd running
+- `9talk/motd addr`: checks for the most recent MOTD of $addr, and echos it. the most recent MOTD and last-seen message id are stored in $home/lib/9talk/$addr.motd and $home/lib/9talk/$addr.id, respectively.
 
 
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