RECEIVE(1)

NAME
receive - receive files from the sendfile spool

SYNOPSIS
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

DESCRIPTION
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.

OPTIONS

-n  receive file number(s)

-d  delete instead of receive

-a  receive (or delete or bounce) all files

-r  rename before receiving

-k  keep files in spool after receiving

-P  pipe files to stdout

-S  receive only pgp-signed files

-s  list files in short format

-l  list files

-L  list files and look inside archives, too

-R  renumber files in spool

-b  bounce (forward) files to another recipient

-q  quiet mode: no questions asked

-fuser
    all actions refer only to files from this user

-Z spool
    specify an alternate spool directory

EXAMPLES
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.

FILES

/var/spool/sendfile
    The sendfile spool directory.

/var/spool/sendfile/$USER/log
    A log of the last transfers.

/usr/local/etc/sendfile.deny
    Users which are not allowed to receive files or messages (set by root).

SEE ALSO
sendfile(1).

AUTHOR
Ulli Horlacher - framstag@rus.uni-stuttgart.de