#!/bin/sh
#  assign [-<term>] searchstring
# where term is f9<n> or s9<n> for spring or fall term
# right now, there can be at most one -<term> and exactly one searchstring
FILERT=/home/shapiro/adm/doc/dept/
FILE=${FILERT}assign.now
if [ "$#" = "0" ] ; then 
	echo usage: ${0} [-f93] searchstring,  or some other term
	exit 1
fi
while [ "$#" -ne 0 ]
do
	case "$1" in 
		-f*)  FILE=${FILERT}assign`echo $1 | sed y/-/./`;;
		-s*)  FILE=${FILERT}assign`echo $1 | sed y/-/./`;;
		-h)   FILE=${FILERT}abbrevs;;
		*)    fgrep -i $1 $FILE ;;
	esac
	shift
done
exit 0