CG(1)CG(1)NAMEcg - semi-automatic newsgroup binary downloader
SYNOPSIScg [-chmV] [-n rcfile] [-p passwd] [-s server] [-u user] group ...
DESCRIPTIONcg is a semi-automatic newsgroup binary downloader. It assembles parts
based on subject headers and then offers them in an editor for the user
to choose which files he really wants.
It supports decoding data in the following formats:
MIME The following message formats are supported: multipart/mixed,
message/partial; the following encodings are supported:
base64, quoted printable, x-uuencode.
uuencode Both single- and multi-posting binaries.
yEnc Both single- and multi-posting binaries.
The following flags are supported:
-c, --mark-complete Mark only parts of complete files as read.
-h, --help Show a short usage.
-n, --newsrc FILE Use FILE as newsrc file.
-p, --pass PASS Use PASS as password for authentication.
-s, --server SERVER Use SERVER as NNTP server. Both IPv4 and IPv6
are supported.
-u, --user USER Use USER as user for authentication.
-V, --version Show release information.
cg reads the XOVER record from the news server for each group given on
the command line and tries to assemble all unread binaries in this
group. Then cg spawns an editor (taken from the VISUAL or EDITOR envi‐
ronment variables, or defaulting to vi(1)) where the user can delete
all lines of unwanted binaries. After leaving the editor, the binaries
corresponding to undelete lines are decoded and saved in the current
directory.
Comments in 0-parts or around the encoded data are saved in the file
``filename.desc''; broken files (problems during decoding, missing
parts due to expiration) are saved as ``filename.broken''. Files are
not overwritten, rather ``.1'', ``.2'', ... is appended to the filename
to make it unique.
ENVIRONMENT
The VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables are honored in this order.
Set the NNTPSERVER environment variable to choose your newsserver
(which must support xover records), or use the -s flag. Both IPv4 and
IPv6 are supported.
BUGS
Mail suggestions and bug reports to <nih@giga.or.at>.
NiH April 17, 2002 CG(1)
