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.ds Fx \fIHyla\s-1FAX\s+1\fP
.TH FAXABORT 8 "March 3, 1995"
.SH NAME
faxabort \- tell a \*(Fx server to abort a receive
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B /usr/sbin/faxabort
[
.B \-q
.I dir
]
.I modem
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I faxabort
sends a message to a \*(Fx 
.IR faxgetty (8)
process servicing
.I modem
telling it to abort any active receive operation.
.PP
The specified
.I modem
can either be the name (typically the
last component of the terminal port the
modem is attached to), or the full name
of the associated 
.SM FIFO
named pipe file, e.g. ``\s-1FIFO\s+1.ttym2''.
.PP
Note that to abort a send operation the
.IR faxrm (1)
command must be used.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP 10
.BI \-q " dir"
Use a spooling area other than
.IR /var/spool/hylafax .
.SH NOTES
On some systems it is not possible to abort a received facsimile
because of problems in the operating system; on such systems the
message sent by 
.I faxabort
will be (silently) ignored.
.SH FILES
.nf
.ta \w'/var/spool/hylafax/FIFO.<devid>    'u
/var/spool/hylafax	default spooling area
/var/spool/hylafax/FIFO	fifo for contacting \fIfaxq\fP
.fi
.PP
Consult
.IR hylafax-server (5)
for a complete discussion of the structure and
content of the spooling area.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR hylafax-server (5),
.IR faxq (8),
.IR faxgetty (8)