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     COURIER(1)                                             COURIER(1)

     NAME
          courier - remote procedure call compiler

     SYNOPSIS
          courier [ -x ] specfile

     DESCRIPTION
          Courier compiles the Mesa-like specification language asso-
          ciated with the Courier remote procedure call protocol.

     FILES
          prog.cr        Courier specification file for prog.

          The following files are generated by courier from the above:

          prog.h         definitions and typedefs
          prog_stubs.c   mappings between C and Courier
          prog_server.c  server routines
          prog_client.c  client routines

     BUGS
          Note that program names are restricted to 5 characters to
          keep generated filenames within the 14 character limit.

     SEE ALSO
          Eric C. Cooper, `Writing Distributed Programs with Courier'
          `Courier: The Remote Procedure Call Protocol,' Xerox System
          Integration Standard 038112, December 1981.