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PACKF(1)		    General Commands Manual		      PACKF(1)

NAME
       packf - pack messages in	nmh folder into	a single file

SYNOPSIS

       packf [-help] [-version]	[+folder] [msgs] [-file	name] [-mbox] [-mmdf]

DESCRIPTION
       packf will pack copies of messages from a folder, into a	single file.

       If the -mbox switch is given (the default), then	the messages are sepa-
       rated  using  mbox (uucp) style delimiters.  This is the	format used by
       most mail clients (elm, mailx, etc.).

       If the -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.

       You may specify the name	of the file in which to	pack messages with the
       -file name switch.  If you do not specify the name of the file, it will
       default to "msgbox".

       If the given file name points to	an existing file, then	the  specified
       messages	 will  be  appended to the end of the file, otherwise the file
       will be created and the messages	appended.

       packf makes an mbox-style delimiter by examining	the first line of  the
       message.	  If  the first	line is	a "Return-Path"	field, its address and
       the current date	and time are used.  Otherwise, if the first  line  has
       an  "X-Envelope-From"  field,  its contents (which should already be in
       the correct format) are used.  Otherwise, a dummy address and the  cur-
       rent date and time are used.

       Messages	that are packed	by packf can be	unpacked using inc.

FILES
       $HOME/.mh_profile		    The	user profile

PROFILE	COMPONENTS
       Path:		    To determine the user's nmh	directory
       Current-Folder:	    To find the	default	current	folder
       Msg-Protect:	    To set mode	when creating a	new `file'

SEE ALSO
       inc(1)

DEFAULTS
       `+folder' defaults to the current folder
       `msgs' defaults to all
       `-mbox'
       `-file ./msgbox'

CONTEXT
       If  a  folder  is  given, it will become	the current folder.  The first
       message packed will become the current message.

nmh-1.8+dev			  1999-05-13			      PACKF(1)

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