---
name: "explode"
section: "8cn"
platform: "linux"
package: "cnews"
version: "cr.g7-31"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/explode"
---

# explode(8cn)

expand a relaynews master batch file into all the ordinary batch files implied

## NAME

explode - expand a relaynews master batch file into all the ordinary batch files implied

## SYNOPSIS

**explode** \[ file ... \]

## DESCRIPTION

*Explode* reads a master batch file produced by *relaynews*(8CN) and writes all the plain batch files described therein. *Explode* should be run in **/var/spool/news**, since the input file will almost certainly contain path names relative to **/var/spool/news**.

The format of the input file(s) is

```
# optional comments
<82756@uunet.uu.net> news/admin/12435 2097
F out.going/site1/togo
f /var/spool/news/out.going/site2/togo
n out.nntp/site3
I out.going/site4.wehave/togo
```

where **2097** is the article size in bytes, and where there is one **\<message-id\>** line per article and an **F**, **f**, **n** or **I** line per site getting that article.

## SEE ALSO

[news(5)](/news/5.md), newsbatch(8CN), relaynews(8CN)

## HISTORY

Written by Geoff Collyer at Software Tool & Die.