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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
  -file name
      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.

  -help
      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 specify a
  +folder argument, that folder will become the current folder.

  When messages have been packed into a file using packf, you can separate
  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
   1.  The first example shows all the messages in the folder +lrp being
       packed into a file called planning:
	    % packf +lrp -file planning

   2.  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
       directory, and messages 3 to 5 are packed into it:
	    % packf +lrp 3-5
	    Create file "/machine/disk/username/msgbox"? y

FILES
  $HOME/.mh_profile
      The user profile.

SEE ALSO
  burst(1)

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