---
name: "crashexport"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "crashmail"
version: "1.7-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/crashexport"
---

# crashexport(1)

Export CrashMail configuration

## NAME

crashexport - Export CrashMail configuration

## SYNOPSIS

**crashexport** crashmail.prefs outputfile format \[GROUP groups\]

## DESCRIPTION

This command reads a CrashMail configuration file and creates an arealist.

## OPTIONS

- *GROUP group*

  Only areas in the specified groups are included.

## FORMATS

CrashExport can create lists in these formats:

- *AREASBBS*

  A standard areas.bbs file that can be read by many programs

- *FORWARD*

  A list of areas that can be used for forward-requests on other nodes. The file is a pure ASCII file where each line contains the name of the area and its description.

- *FORWARDNODESC*

  Same as FORWARD but without area descriptions.

- *GOLDED*

  Creates an area configuration file in GoldED format.

- *TIMED*

  Creates an area configuration file in timEd format.

## EXAMPLES

- *crashexport crashmail/crashmail.prefs golded.areas GOLDED*

  Exports the configuration file *crashmail/crashmail.prefs* to a GoldEd area configuration in *golded.areas*.

## SEE ALSO

[**crashmail**(1)](/crashmail/1.md)

## AUTHOR

CrashMail is written by Johan Billing \<billing@df.lth.se\>

This manual page was written by Peter Karlsson \<peter@softwolves.pp.se\>