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packf(1)							      packf(1)

NAME
       packf - compress a folder into a single file (only available within the
       message handling system, mh)

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

OPTIONS
       Specifies the file in which you want the message(s) to  be  stored.  If
       you  specify  an	 existing  file	 then  the  specified messages will be
       appended to the end of that file. Otherwise, a new file will be created
       and  the messages placed in it. If you do not specify a filename, packf
       attempts to place the messages in a file called msgbox in  the  current
       working	directory. If this file does not exist, packf asks whether you
       want to create it.  Prints a list of the valid options to this command.

       The default settings for this command are:

       +folder defaults to the current folder
       msgs defaults to all
       -file  ./msgbox

DESCRIPTION
       Each message in a folder is normally stored as  a  separate  file.  The
       packf  command  takes  all  messages from the current folder and copies
       them to a single specified file. Each message in the file is  separated
       by four <CTRL/A>s and a newline.

       You  can	 specify  a  folder other than the current folder by using the
       +folder argument. If you do not want all the messages in a folder to be
       packed  into  one file, you can specify a number of messages or a range
       of messages with message numbers.

       The first message packed will become the current message. If you	 spec‐
       ify a +folder argument, that folder will become the current folder.

       When  messages  have been packed into a file using packf, you can sepa‐
       rate them  into	individual  messages  using  the  burst	 command.  See
       burst(1).

PROFILE COMPONENTS
       Path: To determine the user's Mail directory

       Msg-Protect: To set protections when creating a new file

EXAMPLES
       The  first  example  shows  all	the  messages in the folder +lrp being
       packed into a file called planning: % packf  +lrp  -file	 planning  The
       next  example shows how packf prompts you if you do not specify a -file
       option. A file called msgbox is created by packf in  your  home	direc‐
       tory,  and  messages 3 to 5 are packed into it: % packf +lrp 3-5 Create
       file "/machine/disk/username/msgbox"? y

FILES
       The user profile.

SEE ALSO
       burst(1)

								      packf(1)

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