/var/spool/sendfile
The sendfile spool directory.
receive1
Receive files from the sendfile spool
Usage
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
Overview
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/$USER/log -
A log of the last transfers.
-
/etc/sendfile.deny -
Users which are not allowed to receive files or messages (set by root).
Releases
16 releases since Debian 1.2 (Rex); the text changed 6 times.
-P since Debian 2.0 (Hamm);
-R since Debian 2.2 (Potato);
-S since Debian 2.0 (Hamm);
-Z since Debian 2.0 (Hamm);
-f since Debian 2.0 (Hamm);
-k since Debian 2.0 (Hamm).