receive - receive files from the sendfile spool
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
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.
-n |
receive file number(s) |
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-d |
delete instead of receive |
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-a |
receive (or delete or bounce) all files |
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-r |
rename before receiving |
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-k |
keep files in spool after receiving |
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-P |
pipe files to stdout |
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-S |
receive only pgp-signed files |
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-s |
list files in short format |
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-l |
list files |
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-L |
list files and look inside archives, too |
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-R |
renumber files in spool |
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-b |
bounce (forward) files to another recipient |
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-q |
quiet mode: no questions asked |
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-fuser |
all actions refer only to files from this user |
-Z spool
specify an alternate spool directory
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.
/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). |
Ulli Horlacher - framstag AT rus DOT uni-stuttgart DOT de