X-Git-Url: http://git.marmaro.de/?p=mmh;a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Frcvpack.man1;h=e4447093703821b55c9ebdadf3d3c679fd314902;hp=ca00d6b2c963ccd80ea3fc295d8cdd0ac3d29c98;hb=32b2354dbaf4bf934936eb5b102a4a3d2fdd209a;hpb=5aaedc4256d58afe2481d667afdcb5162a914ba9 diff --git a/man/rcvpack.man1 b/man/rcvpack.man1 index ca00d6b..e444709 100644 --- a/man/rcvpack.man1 +++ b/man/rcvpack.man1 @@ -3,56 +3,51 @@ .\" .TH RCVPACK %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%] .SH NAME -rcvpack \- append message to file +rcvpack \- append message to mbox file .SH SYNOPSIS .HP 5 .na -.B %libdir%/rcvpack -.I file -.RB [ \-mbox ] -.RB [ \-mmdf ] -.RB [ \-version ] +.B rcvpack +.RI [ file ] +.RB [ \-Version ] .RB [ \-help ] .ad .SH DESCRIPTION The .B rcvpack -program will append a copy of the message to the file -listed on its command line. +program will read a message on standard in, convert it and +append it to the mbox file listed on the command line. .PP -If the -.B \-mbox -switch is given (the default), then the messages are -separated using mbox (uucp) style delimiters. This is the format used -by most mail clients (elm, mailx, etc.). -.PP -If the -.B \-mmdf -switch is given, then the messages are separated by -mmdf style delimiters. Each message in the file is separated by four -CTRL\-A's and a newline. +The RFC 822 message is converted to the mbox format. +This is the format used by most mail clients (elm, mailx, etc.). +For the nitpickers: It's the mboxo format. .PP .B rcvpack will correctly lock and unlock the file to serialize access to the file, when running multiple copies of .B rcvpack . .PP -In general, its use is obsoleted by the -.B file -action of -.BR slocal , -although it might still have occasional uses in various -shell scripts. +If no +.I file +argument is given, the converted message is printed to standard out. +No locking will be done in this case. .SH FILES .fc ^ ~ .nf .ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u -^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file .fi .SH "SEE ALSO" -rcvdist(1), rcvstore(1), rcvtty(1), slocal(1) +rcvdist(1), rcvstore(1), slocal(1), packf(1) + +.SH HISTORY +Some people say that this tool would be obsoleted by the +.B file +action of +.BR slocal , +although it might still have occasional uses in various +shell scripts. .SH BUGS Only two return codes are meaningful, others should be.