RECEIVE(1)

NAME

receive - receive files from the sendfile spool

SYNOPSIS

receive [ -d ] [ -r ] [ -k ] [ -P ] [ -S ] [ -Z spool ] [ -q ] [ -ffrom
] file [...]
receive -n [ -d ] [ -r ] [ -k ] [ -P ] [ -S ] [  -Z  spool  ]  [  -q  ]
file-number [...]
receive [ -s ] [ -l ] [ -L ] [ -R ] [ -ffrom ]
receive -b user[@host] [ -k ] [ -f"from" ] file [...]
receive -b user[@host] [ -k ] [ -f"from" ] -n file-number [...]
receive -b user[@host] [ -k ] -a

DESCRIPTION

receive files from the sendfile spool which has been sent to you.

If there is already a file with the same name you will be prompted for overwriting or renaming.

Allowed wildcards in file names are: * ? [abc] [^abc]
CAUTION: you have to put wildcards and other special characters in '' quotes to hide them for interpretation by your shell.

OPTIONS

-n receive file number(s)

-d delete instead of receive

-a receive (or delete or bounce) all files

-r rename before receiving

-k keep files in spool after receiving

-P pipe files to stdout

-S receive only pgp-signed files

-s list files in short format

-l list files

-L list files and look inside archives, too

-R renumber files in spool

-b bounce (forward) files to another recipient

-q quiet mode: no questions asked

-fuser all actions refer only to files from this user

-Z spool

specify an alternate spool directory

EXAMPLES

receive -L
list all files in long format.

receive 'blubb*'
receive all files starting with string "blubb".

receive -daf microsoft.com delete all files from microsoft.com sites.

receive -b framstag@bofh '*.jpg' bounce all *.jpg-files to framstag@bofh.

FILES

/var/spool/sendfile The sendfile spool directory.

/var/spool/sendfile/$USER/log

A log of the last transfers.

/etc/sendfile.deny Users which are not allowed to receive files or

messages (set by root).

SEE ALSO

sendfile(1).

AUTHOR

Ulli Horlacher - framstag@rus.uni-stuttgart.de

3rd Berkeley Distribution RECEIVE(1)