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5 packf \- compress an MH folder into a single file
13 takes messages from a folder and copies them to a single file.
14 Each message in the file is separated by four CTRL\-A's and a
16 Messages packed can be unpacked using \fIinc\fR.
18 If the \fIname\fR given to the `\-file\ name' switch exists,
19 then the messages specified
20 will be appended to the end of the file, otherwise the file will be created
21 and the messages appended.
23 ^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
24 ^\&.msgbox\&.map~^A binary index of the file
26 ^Path:~^To determine the user's MH directory
28 ^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
30 ^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new `file'
34 `+folder' defaults to the current folder
36 `msgs' defaults to all
40 If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.
41 The first message packed will become the current message.
43 \fIPackf\fP doesn't handle the old UUCP-style \*(lqmbox\*(rq format
44 (used by \fISendMail\fP).
45 To pack messages into this format,
46 use the script \fI/opt/mh-6.8.5/lib/packmbox\fP.
47 Note that \fIpackmbox\fP does not take the `\-file' option of \fIpackf\fP,
48 and instead writes its output on \fIstdout\fP.