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diff --git a/doc/rpdump.1 b/doc/rpdump.1 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0d24f3ff --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/rpdump.1 @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.TH rpdump 1 +.SH NAME +rpdump \- alpine remote data utility +.SH SYNTAX + +.B rpdump +[ -f ] -l Local_file -r Remote_folder +.SH DESCRIPTION + +Rpdump may be used to copy the actual data from +remote Alpine configuration files or address +books into a local file. +It is intended to be used by system administrators. +Regular users should normally use the facilities provided within Alpine. +.LP +Local_file will normally be a local temporary file. +Remote_folder is the IMAP folder being used as a remote Alpine configuration +(with the help of Alpine's -P, -p, and -x commands or PINECONF, PINERC, +and PINERCEX environment variables) or remote Alpine address book folder. +A copy of the data from Remote_folder will be copied to Local_file. +.IP \fB-f\fR 20 +Force the dump even if the remote folder is in an unrecognized format. +.IP \fB-l\fR\ \fBLocal_file\fR 20 +The file on this system that is to be copied to. +.IP \fB-r\fR\ \fBRemote_folder\fR 20 +A remote folder name to be copied from. +See the Alpine documentation for the syntax of a remote folder name. +One example is +.br +{my.imap.server}remote_pinerc. +.SH DIAGNOSTICS +Exit status is zero if all goes well, -1 otherwise. +.SH "SEE ALSO" +Rpload(1). +.LP +Copyright 1989-2007 by the University of Washington. + +$Date: 2005/01/14 20:40:14 $ |