1READPST(1)              libpst Utilities - Version 0.6              READPST(1)
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NAME

6       readpst - convert PST (MS Outlook Personal Folders) files to mbox and
7       other formats
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SYNOPSIS

10       readpst [-C default-charset] [-D] [-M] [-S] [-V] [-b] [-c format]
11               [-d debug-file] [-e] [-h] [-j jobs] [-k] [-m]
12               [-o output-directory] [-q] [-r] [-t output-type-codes] [-u]
13               [-w] pstfile
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DESCRIPTION

16       readpst is a program that can read an Outlook PST (Personal Folders)
17       file and convert it into an mbox file, a format suitable for KMail, a
18       recursive mbox structure, or separate emails.
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OPTIONS

21       -C default-charset
22           Set the character set to be used for items with an unspecified
23           character set.
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25       -D
26           Include deleted items in the output.
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28       -M
29           Output messages in MH (rfc822) format as separate files. This will
30           create folders as named in the PST file, and will put each email
31           together with any attachments into its own file. These files will
32           be numbered from 1 to n with no leading zeros. This format has no
33           from quoting.
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35       -S
36           Output messages into separate files. This will create folders as
37           named in the PST file, and will put each email in its own file.
38           These files will be numbered from 1 to n with no leading zeros.
39           Attachments will also be saved in the same folder as the email
40           message. The attachments for message $m are saved as $m-$name where
41           $name is (the original name of the attachment, or ´attach$n´ if the
42           attachment had no name), where $n is another sequential index with
43           no leading zeros. This format has no from quoting.
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45       -V
46           Show program version and exit.
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48       -b
49           Do not save the attachments for the RTF format of the email body.
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51       -c format
52           Set the Contact output mode. Use -cv for vcard format or -cl for an
53           email list.
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55       -d debug-file
56           Specify name of debug log file. The log file is now an ascii file,
57           instead of the binary file used in previous versions.
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59       -e
60           Same as the M option, but each output file will include an
61           extension from (.eml, .ics, .vcf). This format has no from quoting.
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63       -h
64           Show summary of options and exit.
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66       -j jobs
67           Specifies the maximum number of parallel jobs. Specify 0 to
68           suppress running parallel jobs. Folders may be processed in
69           parallel. Output formats that place each mail message in a separate
70           file (-M, -S, -e) may process the contents of individual folders in
71           parallel.
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73       -k
74           Changes the output format to KMail. This format uses mboxrd from
75           quoting.
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77       -m
78           Same as the e option, but write .msg files also
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80       -o output-directory
81           Specifies the output directory. The directory must already exist,
82           and is entered after the PST file is opened, but before any
83           processing of files commences.
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85       -q
86           Changes to silent mode. No feedback is printed to the screen,
87           except for error messages.
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89       -r
90           Changes the output format to Recursive. This will create folders as
91           named in the PST file, and will put all emails in a file called
92           "mbox" inside each folder. These files are then compatible with all
93           mbox-compatible email clients. This format uses mboxrd from
94           quoting.
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96       -t output-type-codes
97           Specifies the item types that are processed. The argument is a
98           sequence of single letters from (e,a,j,c) for (email, appointment,
99           journal, contact) types. The default is to process all item types.
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101       -u
102           Sets Thunderbird mode, a submode of recursive mode. This causes two
103           extra .type and .size meta files to be created. This format uses
104           mboxrd from quoting.
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106       -w
107           Overwrite any previous output files. Beware: When used with the -S
108           switch, this will remove all files from the target folder before
109           writing. This is to keep the count of emails and attachments
110           correct.
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FROM QUOTING

113       Output formats that place each mail message in a separate file (-M, -S,
114       -e, -m) don´t do any from quoting. Output formats that place multiple
115       email messages in a single file (-k, -r, -u) now use mboxrd from
116       quoting rules. If none of those switches are specified, the default
117       output format uses mboxrd from quoting rules, since it produces
118       multiple email messages in a single file. Earlier versions used mboxo
119       from quoting rules for all output formats.
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AUTHOR

122       This manual page was originally written by Dave Smith
123       <dave.s@earthcorp.com>, and updated by Joe Nahmias <joe@nahmias.net>
124       for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It was
125       subsequently updated by Brad Hards <bradh@frogmouth.net>, and converted
126       to xml format by Carl Byington <carl@five-ten-sg.com>.
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129       Copyright (C) 2002 by David Smith <dave.s@earthcorp.com>. XML version
130       Copyright (C) 2008 by 510 Software Group <carl@five-ten-sg.com>.
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132       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
133       under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
134       Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
135       later version.
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137       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
138       with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, please write to the
139       Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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VERSION

142       0.6.59
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