From db46e826c23973ee2cdc93a2fcbe465fc022d0ff Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: stanley lieber <stanley.lieber@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 15:45:07 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] newt: add !cmd

---
 rc/bin/newt    | 3 +++
 sys/man/1/newt | 3 +++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/rc/bin/newt b/rc/bin/newt
index 25b0ecaec..2574e38b3 100755
--- a/rc/bin/newt
+++ b/rc/bin/newt
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ y		synchronize message list with server
 "		print message in quoted form, suitable for reply
 |cmd		pipe message body to a command
 ||cmd		pipe raw message to a command
+!cmd		run a command
 ?		print debug information'
 }
 fn np{
@@ -294,6 +295,8 @@ while(){
 	case '|'*
 		cmd=`{echo $"cmd | sed 's/^\|//g'}
 		cat $mnt/$group/^$rposts($post)^/body | eval $cmd
+	case '!'*
+		eval `{echo $"cmd | sed 's/^\!//g'}
 	case '?'
 		echo editor: $editor
 		echo pager: $pager
diff --git a/sys/man/1/newt b/sys/man/1/newt
index 3c51477ea..5dab90e89 100755
--- a/sys/man/1/newt
+++ b/sys/man/1/newt
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ Run the
 .I command
 with the whole message as standard input.
 .TP
+.BI ! command
+Escape to the shell to do command.
+.TP
 \fB"\fP
 Print the current message in quoted form, suitable for reply.
 .PP