BMUNCOLL(1)			  User Manual			   BMUNCOLL(1)



NAME
       bmuncoll - a program to extract files from a collection


SYNOPSIS
       bmuncoll -tx file


DESCRIPTION
       bmuncoll	 is a program to extract files from a collection.  Collections
       are used by blueMail (see bmail(1)) to store  replies  of  mail	format
       types  which  -	in  opposition to offline mail packets - do not have a
       definition on how a reply should be stored.

       bmuncoll always extracts to the current directory and overwrites	 files
       with same names already existing, so it is a good idea to create a new,
       empty directory,	 make  it  the	current	 working  directory  and  call
       bmuncoll	 from there! The extracted files should be passed to an exter-
       nal program that is able to process them and finally - if they are pro-
       cessed  without	error  -  be deleted, as the collection file should be
       deleted, too.


OPTIONS
       -t     test whether file is a collection


       -x     extract all files stored in collection file


DIAGNOSTICS
       The exit status (or error level) takes one of the following values:

	      0	     normal execution, no errors or warnings

	      1	     error in arguments

	      2	     the specified file could not be opened

	      3	     the specified file is not a collection

	      4	     error during extraction


BUGS
       If you find any bugs, or have ideas for improvement,  please  write  to
       me.


AUTHOR
       Ingo Brueckl <ib@wupperonline.de>


SEE ALSO
       bmail(1)



			       October 18, 2002			   BMUNCOLL(1)
