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PACKF

Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: MH.6.8
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NAME

packf - compress an MH folder into a single file

SYNOPSIS

packf[+folder] [msgs][-file name][-help]

DESCRIPTION

Packftakes messages from a folder and copies them to a single file.Each message in the file is separated by four CTRL-A's and anewline.Messages packed can be unpacked using inc.

If the name given to the `-file name' switch exists,then the messages specifiedwill be appended to the end of the file, otherwise the file will be createdand the messages appended.^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile^.msgbox.map~^A binary index of the file^Path:~^To determine the user's MH directory^Current-Folder:~^To find the default current folder^Msg-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new `file'inc(1)`+folder' defaults to the current folder`msgs' defaults to all`-file ./msgbox' If a folder is given, it will become the current folder.The first message packed will become the current message.Packf doesn't handle the old UUCP-style ``mbox'' format(used by SendMail).To pack messages into this format,use the script /usr/lib/mh/packmbox.Note that packmbox does not take the `-file' option of packf,and instead writes its output on stdout.

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