-.\"
+.TH PACKF %manext1% 1999-05-13 "%nmhversion%"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\" $Id$
-.\"
-.TH PACKF %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
+.
.SH NAME
packf \- pack messages in nmh folder into a single file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
.B packf
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
.RI [ +folder ]
.RI [ msgs ]
.RB [ \-file
.IR name ]
.RB [ \-mbox ]
.RB [ \-mmdf ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
-.B Packf
+.B packf
will pack copies of messages from a folder, into a single
file.
.PP
mmdf style delimiters. Each message in the file is separated by four
CTRL\-A's and a newline.
.PP
-You may specify the name of the file in which to use with the
+You may specify the name of the file in which to pack messages with the
.B \-file
.I name
switch. If you do not specify the name of the file, it
of the message. If the first line is a \*(lqReturn-Path\*(rq
field, its address and the current date and time are used. Otherwise,
if the first line has an \*(lqX-Envelope-From\*(rq field, its
-contents (which should already be in the correct format) are used.
+contents (which should already be in the correct format) are used.
Otherwise, a dummy address and the current date and time are used.
.PP
Messages that are packed by
.B packf
can be unpacked using
.BR inc .
-
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'/usr/local/nmh/etc/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^$HOME/\&.mh\(ruprofile~^The user profile
-^\&.msgbox\&.map~^A binary index of the file
+.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+^$HOME/.mh_profile~^The user profile
.fi
-
.SH "PROFILE COMPONENTS"
.fc ^ ~
.nf
^Current\-Folder:~^To find the default current folder
^Msg\-Protect:~^To set mode when creating a new `file'
.fi
-
.SH "SEE ALSO"
-inc(1)
-
+.IR inc (1)
.SH DEFAULTS
.nf
.RB ` +folder "' defaults to the current folder"
.RB ` \-mbox '
.RB ` "\-file ./msgbox" '
.fi
-
.SH CONTEXT
If a folder is given, it will become the current folder. The first
message packed will become the current message.
-.En