READPST(1) libpst Utilities - Version 0.6 READPST(1) NAME readpst - convert PST (MS Outlook Personal Folders) files to mbox and other formats SYNOPSIS readpst [-C default-charset] [-D] [-M] [-S] [-V] [-a attachment-exten- sion-list] [-b] [-c format] [-d debug-file] [-e] [-h] [-j jobs] [-k] [-m] [-o output-directory] [-q] [-r] [-t output-type-codes] [-u] [-w] [-8] pstfile DESCRIPTION readpst is a program that can read an Outlook PST (Personal Folders) file and convert it into an mbox file, a format suitable for KMail, a recursive mbox structure, or separate emails. OPTIONS -C default-charset Set the character set to be used for items with an unspecified charac- ter set. -D Include deleted items in the output. -M Output messages in MH (rfc822) format as separate files. This will cre- ate folders as named in the PST file, and will put each email together with any attachments into its own file. These files will be numbered from 1 to n with no leading zeros. This format has no from quoting. -S Output messages into separate files. This will create folders as named in the PST file, and will put each email in its own file. These files will be numbered from 1 to n with no leading zeros. Attachments will also be saved in the same folder as the email message. The attachments for message $m are saved as $m-$name where $name is (the original name of the attachment, or 'attach$n' if the attachment had no name), where $n is another sequential index with no leading zeros. This format has no from quoting. -V Show program version and exit. -a attachment-extension-list Set the list of acceptable attachment extensions. Any attachment that does not have an extension on this list will be discarded. All attach- ments are acceptable if the list is empty, or this option is not speci- fied. -b Do not save the attachments for the RTF format of the email body. -c format Set the Contact output mode. Use -cv for vcard format or -cl for an email list. -d debug-file Specify name of debug log file. The log file is now an ascii file, in- stead of the binary file used in previous versions. -e Same as the M option, but each output file will include an extension from (.eml, .ics, .vcf). This format has no from quoting. -h Show summary of options and exit. -j jobs Specifies the maximum number of parallel jobs. Specify 0 to suppress running parallel jobs. Folders may be processed in parallel. Output formats that place each mail message in a separate file (-M, -S, -e) may process the contents of individual folders in parallel. -k Changes the output format to KMail. This format uses mboxrd from quot- ing. -m Same as the e option, but write .msg files also -o output-directory Specifies the output directory. The directory must already exist, and is entered after the PST file is opened, but before any processing of files commences. -q Changes to silent mode. No feedback is printed to the screen, except for error messages. -r Changes the output format to Recursive. This will create folders as named in the PST file, and will put all emails in a file called "mbox" inside each folder. Appointments go into a file called "calendar", ad- dress book entries go into a file called "contacts", and journal en- tries go into a file called "journal". These files are then compatible with all mbox-compatible email clients. This format uses mboxrd from quoting. -t output-type-codes Specifies the item types that are processed. The argument is a sequence of single letters from (e,a,j,c) for (email, appointment, journal, con- tact) types. The default is to process all item types. -u Sets Thunderbird mode, a submode of recursive mode. This causes two ex- tra .type and .size meta files to be created. This format uses mboxrd from quoting. -w Overwrite any previous output files. Beware: When used with the -S switch, this will remove all files from the target folder before writ- ing. This is to keep the count of emails and attachments correct. -8 Output bodies in UTF-8, rather than original encoding, if a UTF-8 ver- sion is available. FROM QUOTING Output formats that place each mail message in a separate file (-M, -S, -e, -m) don't do any from quoting. Output formats that place multiple email messages in a single file (-k, -r, -u) now use mboxrd from quoting rules. If none of those switches are specified, the default output format uses mboxrd from quoting rules, since it produces multiple email messages in a single file. Earlier versions used mboxo from quoting rules for all output formats. AUTHOR This manual page was originally written by Dave Smith <dave.s@earth- corp.com>, and updated by Joe Nahmias <joe@nahmias.net> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It was subsequently updated by Brad Hards <bradh@frogmouth.net>, and converted to xml format by Carl Byington <carl@five-ten-sg.com>. COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2002 by David Smith <dave.s@earthcorp.com>. XML version Copy- right (C) 2008 by 510 Software Group <carl@five-ten-sg.com>. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it un- der the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any later ver- sion. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, please write to the Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. VERSION 0.6.76 readpst 0.6.76 2017-12-07 READPST(1)
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