PAN_HOME
User data directory to use. Defaults to $HOME/.pan2.
pan1
Read and post usenet articles
Usage
pan [OPTIONS ...]
[{headers:GROUP-NAME | news:MESSAGE-ID}]
Overview
Pan is a Usenet newsreader that is good at both text and binaries. It supports offline reading, scoring and killfiles, yEnc, NZB, PGP handling, multiple servers, and secure connections.
Usage
pan is a program that can be run headless in non-GUI mode, allowing for batch processing of NZB files, downloading headers, and more.
Options
General Options
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-h, --help -
Print usage information and exit.
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-v, --version -
Print release version and exit.
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--verbose -
Be verbose (in non-GUI mode).
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--debug -
Run in debug mode. Use --debug twice for verbose debug.
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--debug-ssl -
Run in TLS (aka SSL) debug mode.
URL Options
headers:GROUP-NAME-
Download new headers for the GROUP-NAME newsgroup.
news:MESSAGE-ID-
When specified together with
--no-gui, dump the MESSAGE-ID article to standard output.
NZB Batch Options
- --nzb FILE-1 FILE-2 ...
-
Process NZB files in non-GUI mode.
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-o, --output=PATH -
Path to save attachments listed in the NZB file(s).
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--no-gui -
Only show console output, not the download queue.
Environment
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SSL_CERT_DIR, SSL_DIR -
Directories to search for SSL certificates.
Releases
13 releases since Debian 3.0 (Woody); the text changed 4 times.
--debug since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--debug-ssl since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--no-gui since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
--output since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--verbose since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-h since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-o since Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-v since Debian 4.0 (Etch).
--class until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-acache until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--debug-cache until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-decode until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-gnksa until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-gui-locks until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--debug-lock until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-newsrc until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-object until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-pan-object until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--debug-queue until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-socket until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--debug-socket-input until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--debug-socket-output until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--debug-sockets until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--debug-trace until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--disable-crash-dialog until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--disable-sound until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--display until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--enable-sound until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--espeaker until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--g-fatal-warnings until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--gdk-debug until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--gdk-no-debug until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--geometry until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--gtk-debug until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--gtk-module until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--gtk-no-debug until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--gxid_host until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--gxid_port until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--mute until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--name until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--no-xshm until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--nogui until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--o until Debian 11 (Bullseye);
--regression-tests until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--sm-client-id until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--sm-config-prefix until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--sm-disable until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--sync until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--usage until Debian 3.0 (Woody);
--xim-preedit until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--xim-status until Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-? until Debian 3.0 (Woody).