1READPST(1) libpst Utilities - Version 0.6 READPST(1)
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6 readpst - convert PST (MS Outlook Personal Folders) files to mbox and
7 other formats
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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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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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21 -C default-charset
22 Set the character set to be used for items with an unspecified
23 character set.
24 -D
26 Include deleted items in the output.
27 -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.
34 -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.
44 -V
46 Show program version and exit.
47 -b
49 Do not save the attachments for the RTF format of the email body.
50 -c format
52 Set the Contact output mode. Use -cv for vcard format or -cl for an
53 email list.
54 -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.
58 -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.
62 -h
64 Show summary of options and exit.
65 -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.
72 -k
74 Changes the output format to KMail. This format uses mboxrd from
75 quoting.
76 -m
78 Same as the e option, but write .msg files also
79 -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.
84 -q
86 Changes to silent mode. No feedback is printed to the screen,
87 except for error messages.
88 -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.
95 -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.
100 -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.
105 -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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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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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>.
131 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.
136 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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142 0.6.59
143readpst 0.6.59 2011-05-27 READPST(1)