-.TH RCVPACK %manext1% "%nmhdate%" MH.6.8 [%nmhversion%]
-.\"
+.TH RCVPACK %manext1% 1999-04-30 "%nmhversion%"
+.
.\" %nmhwarning%
-.\"
+.
.SH NAME
-rcvpack \- append message to file
+rcvpack \- append a message to a file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP 5
.na
-.B %libdir%/rcvpack
+.B %nmhlibexecdir%/rcvpack
+.RB [ \-help ]
+.RB [ \-version ]
.I file
.RB [ \-mbox ]
.RB [ \-mmdf ]
-.RB [ \-version ]
-.RB [ \-help ]
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
-The
.B rcvpack
-program will append a copy of the message to the file
-listed on its command line.
+appends a copy of a message to the file specified
+on its command line.
.PP
If the
.B \-mbox
-switch is given (the default), then the messages are
-separated using mbox (uucp) style delimiters. This is the format used
+switch is given (the default), messages are separated by
+mbox (uucp) style delimiters. This is the format used
by most mail clients (elm, mailx, etc.).
-.PP
-If the
+.PP
+Alternatively, if the
.B \-mmdf
-switch is given, then the messages are separated by
-mmdf style delimiters. Each message in the file is separated by four
+switch is given, messages are separated by mmdf style
+delimiters, each message being separated by four
CTRL\-A's and a newline.
.PP
.B rcvpack
will correctly lock and unlock the file to serialize
-access to the file, when running multiple copies of
-.B rcvpack .
+access when running multiple copies of
+.BR rcvpack .
.PP
-In general, its use is obsoleted by the
+In general,
+.B rcvpack
+has been rendered obsolete by the
.B file
action of
.BR slocal ,
-although it might still have occasional uses in various
-shell scripts.
+although it may still have some use in shell scripts.
.SH FILES
.fc ^ ~
.nf
-.ta \w'%etcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
-^%etcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
+.ta \w'%nmhetcdir%/ExtraBigFileName 'u
+^%nmhetcdir%/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
.fi
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.IR rcvdist (1),
projects / nmh / blobdiff