Commit 1dc8eb3f 1dc8eb3f3c94efc544af7acae01c6634a7320338 by Sergey Poznyakoff

Update the docs

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......@@ -173,6 +173,17 @@ check-fixmes:
rm -f $@-t; \
fi
check-writeme:
@grep -Hn @WRITEME $(info_TEXINFOS) $(mailutils_TEXINFOS) > $@-t; \
if [ -s $@-t ]; then \
echo "Empty nodes:"; \
cat $@-t; \
rm $@-t; \
false;\
else \
rm $@-t; \
fi
check-unrevised:
@grep -Hn @UNREVISED $(info_TEXINFOS) $(mailutils_TEXINFOS) > $@-t; \
if [ -s $@-t ]; then \
......@@ -184,7 +195,7 @@ check-unrevised:
rm $@-t; \
fi
all-check-docs: check-format check-refs check-fixmes check-unrevised
all-check-docs: check-format check-writeme check-unrevised check-refs check-fixmes
check-docs:
$(MAKE) -k all-check-docs
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......@@ -1931,7 +1931,7 @@ Password to access the database.
@node LDAP Statement
@subsection LDAP Statement
@UNREVISED
@WRITEME
@kwindex ldap
@subheading Syntax
@smallexample
......@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@ tls @{
@node GSASL Statement
@subsection GSASL Statement
@UNREVISED
@WRITEME
@kwindex gsasl
@subheading Syntax
@smallexample
......@@ -1997,9 +1997,6 @@ gsasl @{
@}
@end smallexample
@c -------------------------------------------------------------------
@node frm and from
......@@ -2008,21 +2005,33 @@ gsasl @{
GNU mailutils provides two commands for listing messages in a mailbox.
These are @command{from} and @command{frm}.
The behavior of both programs is affected by the following
configuration file statements:
@multitable @columnfractions 0.3 0.6
@headitem Statement @tab Reference
@item debug @tab @xref{Debug Statement}.
@item tls @tab @xref{TLS Statement}.
@item mailbox @xref{Mailbox Statement}.
@item locking @xref{Locking Statement}.
@end multitable
@subheading @command{frm}
@pindex frm
The @command{frm} command outputs a header information of
the selected messages in a mailbox. By default, @command{frm} reads the
The @command{frm} utility outputs a header information of
the selected messages in a mailbox. By default, @command{frm} reads
user's system mailbox and outputs the contents of @code{From} and
@code{Subject} headers for each message. If a folder is specified in
the command line, the program reads that folder rather than the default
mailbox.
The program uses following option groups: @FIXME-xref{mailbox}.
The following command line options alter the behavior of the program:
@table @option
@item -d
@itemx --debug
Enable debugging output.
@item -f @var{string}
@itemx --field @var{string}
Display the header named by @var{string} instead of @code{From}
......@@ -2064,12 +2073,12 @@ orientation (such as Arabic or Hebrew).
The @command{from} utility displays sender and subject of each message
in a mailbox. By default, it reads the user's system mailbox. If the
program is given a single argument, it is interpreted as a user
name whose mailbox is to be read. Obviously, permissions are required
program is given a single argument, it is interpreted as a name of the
user whose mailbox is to be read. Obviously, permissions are required
to access that user's mailbox, so such invocations may be used only
by superuser.
Option @option{-f} (@option{--file}) instructs the program to read
The option @option{-f} (@option{--file}) instructs @command{from} to read
the given mailbox.
The full list of options, supported by @command{from} follows:
......@@ -2085,8 +2094,8 @@ Prints additional debugging output.
@item -s @var{string}
@itemx --sender=@var{string}
Prints only mail from addresses containing the supplied string.
FIXME: only @code{From:} header is examined.
Prints only mail whose @samp{From:} headers contain the supplied string.
@FIXME{Probably, this should test envelopes as well.}
@item -f @var{url}
@itemx --file=@var{url}
......@@ -2113,6 +2122,11 @@ taken from the argument of @option{--file} command line option. If it
is not specified, the user's system mailbox is assumed. For more
detail, see @ref{Reading Mail}.
In contrast to other GNU Mailutils programs, @command{mail} does not
use the Mailutils configuration file. Instead, it uses the traditional
@samp{mailrc}-style configuration. @xref{Mail Configuration Files},
for a detailed description of its format.
@menu
* Invoking Mail:: Command Line Options.
* Specifying Messages:: How to Specify Message Sets.
......@@ -3868,7 +3882,16 @@ Number of messages in @var{folder}: @var{number}
where @var{folder} represents the folder name, @var{number} represents
the number of messages.
The program uses following option groups: @FIXME-xref{mailbox}.
Following configuration file statements affect the behaviour of
@command{messages}:
@multitable @columnfractions 0.3 0.6
@headitem Statement @tab Reference
@item debug @tab @xref{Debug Statement}.
@item tls @tab @xref{TLS Statement}.
@item mailbox @xref{Mailbox Statement}.
@item locking @xref{Locking Statement}.
@end multitable
The program accepts following command line options:
......@@ -3916,10 +3939,43 @@ being developed at the time of this writing, will contain improved
@code{Rmail} interface for work with mailutils @command{movemail}.
@menu
* Movemail Configuration::
* Movemail Options:: Description of the Available Options
* Summary:: Short Movemail Invocation Summary
@end menu
@node Movemail Configuration
@subsection Movemail Configuration
Following configuration file statements affect the behavior of
@command{movemail}:
@deffn {Movemail Config} preserve @var{bool}
If @var{bool} is @samp{true}, do not remove messages from the source mailbox.
@end deffn
@deffn {Movemail Config} reverse @var{bool}
If @var{bool} is @samp{true}, reverse message sorting order.
@end deffn
@deffn {Movemail Config} emacs @var{bool}
If @var{bool} is @samp{true}, output information used by Emacs rmail interface.
@end deffn
@multitable @columnfractions 0.3 0.6
@headitem Statement @tab Reference
@item debug @tab @xref{Debug Statement}.
@item tls @tab @xref{TLS Statement}.
@item mailbox @xref{Mailbox Statement}.
@item locking @xref{Locking Statement}.
@item pam @xref{PAM Statement}.
@item sql @xref{SQL Statement}.
@item virtdomain @xref{Virtdomain Statement}.
@item radius @xref{Radius Statement}.
@item ldap @xref{LDAP Statement}.
@item auth @xref{Auth Statement}.
@end multitable
@node Movemail Options
@subsection Movemail Options
......@@ -4056,15 +4112,16 @@ Enable (default) or disable TLS support
@section @command{readmsg} --- Extract Messages from a Folder
@pindex readmsg
The program, readmsg, extracts with the selection argument messages from
a mailbox. Selection can be specify by:
The @command{readmsg} utility extracts messages from a mailbox
according to the criteria specified in the command line. These
criteria are:
@enumerate
@item A lone ``*'' means select all messages in the mailbox.
@item A lone @samp{*} means ``select all messages in the mailbox''.
@item
A list of message numbers may be specified. Values
of ``0'' and ``$'' in the list both mean the last
of @samp{0} and @samp{$} in the list both mean the last
message in the mailbox. For example:
@smallexample
readmsg 1 3 0
......@@ -4077,16 +4134,21 @@ message which exactly matches the specified text. For example,
@smallexample
readmsg staff meeting
@end smallexample
extracts the message which contains the words ``staff meeting.'' Note that it
will not match a message containing ``Staff Meeting'' - the matching is case
sensitive. Normally only the first message which matches the pattern will be
printed.
extracts the message which contains the words @samp{staff meeting}.
Note that it will not match a message containing @samp{Staff Meeting}
-- the matching is case sensitive. Normally only the first message
which matches the pattern is printed.
@end enumerate
@subsubheading Command line options
@menu
* Opt-readmsg:: Invocation of @command{readmsg}.
* Conf-readmsg:: Configuration of @command{readmsg}.
@end menu
@node Opt-readmsg
@subsection Invocation of @command{readmsg}.
@table @option
@item -a
@itemx --show-all
If a pattern is use for selection show all messages that match pattern
......@@ -4112,15 +4174,59 @@ Do not print the message header.
@itemx --form-feed
Put form-feed (Control-L) between messages instead of newline.
@anchor{weedlist option}
@item -w @var{weedlist}
@itemx --weedlist=@var{weedlist}
A whitespace or coma separated list of header names to show per message.
Default is --weedlist=''From Subject Date To CC Apparently-''
Default is @option{--weedlist="From Subject Date To CC Apparently-"}.
@end table
@page
@node Conf-readmsg
@subsection Configuration of @command{readmsg}.
Following configuration statements affect the behavior of
@command{readmsg}:
@deffn {Readmsg Conf} header @var{bool}
If @var{bool} is @samp{true}, display entire headers.
@end deffn
@deffn {Readmsg Conf} weedlist @var{str}
Set the weedlist. The @var{str} argument is
a string, containig a list of header names, separated by whitespace,
commans or colons. This corresponds to the @option{--weedlist} command
line option (@pxref{Opt-readmsg, --weedlist}).
@end deffn
@deffn {Readmsg Conf} no-header @var{bool}
If @var{bool} is @samp{true}, exclude all headers.
@end deffn
@deffn {Readmsg Conf} form-feeds @var{bool}
If @var{bool} is @samp{true}, output formfeed character between
messages.
@end deffn
@deffn {Readmsg Conf} folder @var{url}
Set the @acronym{URL} of the mailbox folder to read.
@end deffn
@deffn {Readmsg Conf} show-all-match @var{bool}
If @var{bool} is @samp{true}, print all messages matching pattern, not
only the first.
@end deffn
@multitable @columnfractions 0.3 0.6
@headitem Statement @tab Reference
@item debug @tab @xref{Debug Statement}.
@item tls @tab @xref{TLS Statement}.
@item mailbox @xref{Mailbox Statement}.
@item locking @xref{Locking Statement}.
@end multitable
@node sieve
@section @command{sieve}
@UNREVISED
@pindex sieve
Sieve is a language for filtering e-mail messages at time of final
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@set RENDITION Proof reading version
@end ifset
@macro WRITEME
@ifclear PUBLISH
@quotation
@emph{This node is to be written.}
@end quotation
@end ifclear
@end macro
@c Output marks for nodes needing revision, but not in PUBLISH rendition.
@macro UNREVISED
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