#!/bin/rc

if(~ $#* 0){
	addr='tcp!localhost!44322'
}
if not if(! ~ $#* 1){
	echo 'usage: 9talk/log [addr]' >[1=2]
	exit usage
}
if not
	addr=$"1

buffile=.ncbuf$pid

fn onecmd{
	cmd=$"*
	{echo $"cmd; echo QUIT} | aux/dial -e $addr
}
fn linecmd{
	onecmd $"* >$buffile
	count=`{read -n 1 $buffile}
	msgid=`{tail -1 $buffile}
	if(! ~ 0 $count)
		tail +2 $buffile | read -n $count
	rm $buffile
}

linecmd LAST 16

while(){
	sleep 5
	linecmd SKIP $msgid
}