uupick

PURPOSE

     Accepts or rejects files transmitted to a user.

SYNOPSIS
     uuto [-p -m] source_files destination
     uupick [ -s system ]


DESCRIPTION

     The  Basic  Networking  Utilities  (BNU)  command  uupick
     accepts or  rejects files that  the BNU command  uuto has
     transmitted to a designated user ID.

     After the files have  arrived, the rmail command notifies
     the  specified  user.  At  that  point,  the user  issues
     uupick to receive and handle the files.

     Specifically, uupick searches the public directory on the
     local system  for files with  some form of  the following
     name:

        /usr/spool/uucppublic/receive/user_ID/system/file

     For each entry (file or directory) found, uupick displays
     the following message on the screen of the local system:

       from system: [file file-name] [dir dirname]
       ?

     It  then waits  for  a response  from  standard input  to
     determine  the  disposition  of the  file.   Issuing  the
     uupick command with  the appropriate file-handling option
     completes the transfer.

File-Handling Options

     After notifying the  specified user that a  file has been
     sent from  system, uupick  displays a question  mark (?),
     prompting for one of the following file-handling options:

     *         Displays all the file-handling options.
     Enter     Moves  on  to the  next  entry  in the  receive
               directory.

     a [dir]   Moves all  uuto files currently in  the receive
               directory  into a  specified  directory on  the
               local  system.   The  default  is  the  current
               working directory.  Use a full or relative path
               name to specify dir.
     d         Deletes the specified file.
     m [dir]   Moves the specified file  to a specified direc-
               tory.  If  dir is  not specified as  a complete
               path  name,  a   destination  relative  to  the
               current directory  is assumed.  If  no destina-
               tion  is  given,  the default  is  the  current
               working directory on the local system.
     p         Displays the contents of  the file on the work-
               station screen.
     q         Stops  processing  and  exits from  the  uupick
               command.
     Ctrl-D    Same as q.
     !cmd      Escapes  to a  shell to  run the  specified AIX
               command.  After  the command  executes, returns
               automatically to  uupick so  the user  can con-
               tinue to  handle the uuto files  in the receive
               directory.

FLAGS

     -ssystem        Searches
                     /usr/spool/uucppublic/receive/user_ID/system/file
                     only  for files  sent from  the specified
                     system.

EXAMPLES

     1.  To receive  "file1" sent  with the uuto  command from
         user "msg" on system "apollo":

           uupick

         The system responds:

           from system apollo: file file1
           ?

     2.  Enter  an asterisk  (*) to  display the  uupick file-
         handling options:

           ?
           *

         The system responds:

           usage [d] [m dir] [a dir] [p] [q] [cntl d] [!cmd] [*] [new-line]

         Enter the appropriate option, or  use the q option or
         the Ctrl-D sequence to exit from the uupick command.

FILES

     /usr/spool/uucppublic           Public directory.

RELATED INFORMATION

     The  following  commands:  "bellmail,"   "uuto,"  "uucp,"
     and  "uux."