---
name: "sendinpaths"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "inn"
version: "2.7.4-4"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sendinpaths"
---

# sendinpaths(8)

Send Usenet Path header field statistics via e-mail

## NAME

sendinpaths - Send Usenet Path header field statistics via e-mail

## SYNOPSIS

**sendinpaths** \[**-cdhn**\] \[**-k** *keep-days*\] \[**-r** *report-days*\] \[*address* \[*address* ...\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**sendinpaths** checks *pathlog*/path for **ninpaths** dump files, finds dump files generated in the past *report-days* days, makes sure they are valid by running **ninpaths** on each one and making sure the exit status is zero, and passes them to **ninpaths** to generate a cumulative report. By default, that report is mailed to the e-mail addresses configured at the beginning of this script (by default, only one address is configured: \<top1000@anthologeek.net\>) in order to supply the TOP1000 project with useful statistics.  See \<http://top1000.anthologeek.net/\> for more information.

When finished, **sendinpaths** deletes all dump files in *pathlog*/path that are older than *keep-days* days.

For more information on how to set up **ninpaths**, see [ninpaths(8)](/ninpaths/8.md).

## OPTIONS

- **-c**

  When this flag is used, the report is also e-mailed, besides the default submission addresses or those given as command-line arguments, to the newsmaster's address set at configure time.

- **-d**

  Enables debug messages.

- **-h**

  Gives usage information.

- **-k** *keep-days*

  After having processed dump files, **sendinpaths** removes those that are older than *keep-days* days.  The default is `"0"`, that is to say to remove all dump files.

  Setting *keep-days* to another value can be useful for debugging purpose because it permits keeping a few dump files.

- **-n**

  Don't e-mail the report; instead, just print it to standard output.  Don't delete old dump files.

- **-r** *report-days*

  Process dump files generated during the last *report-days* days. The default is `"32"`, that is to say to process all the dump files that have been generated during the last 32 days (if, of course, they have not been deleted yet by a previous run of **sendinpaths** according to the value set by the **-k** flag).

- *address* ...

  E-mail the report to the mentioned address or addresses, instead of the default one.  Several addresses can be used, separated by whitespace (sending the e-mail to your own e-mail address can be useful for debugging purpose, to check that everything works fine).  For instance, for two addresses:

  ```
      sendinpaths pathsurvey@example.org top1000@anthologeek.net
  ```

## HISTORY

**sendinpaths** was originally written by Olaf Titz \<olaf@bigred.inka.de\> in shell.  The version shipped with INN is a rewrite in Perl based on Mohan Kokal's initial work, and improved by Julien Élie.

## SEE ALSO

[ninpaths(8)](/ninpaths/8.md).