---
name: "rcvpack"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "nmh"
version: "1.5-release-0.2"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rcvpack"
---

# rcvpack(1)

append message to file

## NAME

rcvpack - append message to file

## SYNOPSIS

**/usr/lib/mh/rcvpack** *file* \[**-mbox**\] \[**-mmdf**\] \[**-version**\] \[**-help**\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **rcvpack** program will append a copy of the message to the file listed on its command line.

If the **-mbox** switch is given (the default), then the messages are separated using mbox (uucp) style delimiters.  This is the format used by most mail clients (elm, mailx, etc.).

If the **-mmdf** switch is given, then the messages are separated by mmdf style delimiters.  Each message in the file is separated by four CTRL-A's and a newline.

**rcvpack** will correctly lock and unlock the file to serialize access to the file, when running multiple copies of **rcvpack .**

In general, its use is obsoleted by the **file** action of **slocal**, although it might still have occasional uses in various shell scripts.

## FILES

```
^/etc/nmh/mts.conf~^nmh mts configuration file
```

## SEE ALSO

[rcvdist(1)](/rcvdist/1.md), [rcvstore(1)](/rcvstore/1.md), [rcvtty(1)](/rcvtty/1.md), [slocal(1)](/slocal/1.md)

## BUGS

Only two return codes are meaningful, others should be.