READPST(1) libpst Utilities - Version 0.6 READPST(1)NAMEreadpst - convert PST (MS Outlook Personal Folders) files to mbox and
other formats
SYNOPSISreadpst [-C default-charset] [-D] [-M] [-S] [-V] [-b] [-c format]
[-d debug-file] [-e] [-h] [-j jobs] [-k] [-m]
[-o output-directory] [-q] [-r] [-t output-type-codes] [-u]
[-w] pstfile
DESCRIPTIONreadpst is a program that can read an Outlook PST (Personal Folders)
file and convert it into an mbox file, a format suitable for KMail, a
recursive mbox structure, or separate emails.
OPTIONS-C default-charset
Set the character set to be used for items with an unspecified
character set.
-D
Include deleted items in the output.
-M
Output messages in MH (rfc822) format as separate files. This will
create folders as named in the PST file, and will put each email
together with any attachments into its own file. These files will
be numbered from 1 to n with no leading zeros. This format has no
from quoting.
-S
Output messages into separate files. This will create folders as
named in the PST file, and will put each email in its own file.
These files will be numbered from 1 to n with no leading zeros.
Attachments will also be saved in the same folder as the email
message. The attachments for message $m are saved as $m-$name where
$name is (the original name of the attachment, or ´attach$n´ if the
attachment had no name), where $n is another sequential index with
no leading zeros. This format has no from quoting.
-V
Show program version and exit.
-b
Do not save the attachments for the RTF format of the email body.
-c format
Set the Contact output mode. Use -cv for vcard format or -cl for an
email list.
-d debug-file
Specify name of debug log file. The log file is now an ascii file,
instead of the binary file used in previous versions.
-e
Same as the M option, but each output file will include an
extension from (.eml, .ics, .vcf). This format has no from quoting.
-h
Show summary of options and exit.
-j jobs
Specifies the maximum number of parallel jobs. Specify 0 to
suppress running parallel jobs. Folders may be processed in
parallel. Output formats that place each mail message in a separate
file (-M, -S, -e) may process the contents of individual folders in
parallel.
-k
Changes the output format to KMail. This format uses mboxrd from
quoting.
-m
Same as the e option, but write .msg files also
-o output-directory
Specifies the output directory. The directory must already exist,
and is entered after the PST file is opened, but before any
processing of files commences.
-q
Changes to silent mode. No feedback is printed to the screen,
except for error messages.
-r
Changes the output format to Recursive. This will create folders as
named in the PST file, and will put all emails in a file called
"mbox" inside each folder. These files are then compatible with all
mbox-compatible email clients. This format uses mboxrd from
quoting.
-t output-type-codes
Specifies the item types that are processed. The argument is a
sequence of single letters from (e,a,j,c) for (email, appointment,
journal, contact) types. The default is to process all item types.
-u
Sets Thunderbird mode, a submode of recursive mode. This causes two
extra .type and .size meta files to be created. This format uses
mboxrd from quoting.
-w
Overwrite any previous output files. Beware: When used with the -S
switch, this will remove all files from the target folder before
writing. This is to keep the count of emails and attachments
correct.
FROM QUOTING
Output formats that place each mail message in a separate file (-M, -S,
-e, -m) don´t do any from quoting. Output formats that place multiple
email messages in a single file (-k, -r, -u) now use mboxrd from
quoting rules. If none of those switches are specified, the default
output format uses mboxrd from quoting rules, since it produces
multiple email messages in a single file. Earlier versions used mboxo
from quoting rules for all output formats.
AUTHOR
This manual page was originally written by Dave Smith
<dave.s@earthcorp.com>, and updated by Joe Nahmias <joe@nahmias.net>
for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). It was
subsequently updated by Brad Hards <bradh@frogmouth.net>, and converted
to xml format by Carl Byington <carl@five-ten-sg.com>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2002 by David Smith <dave.s@earthcorp.com>. XML version
Copyright (C) 2008 by 510 Software Group <carl@five-ten-sg.com>.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
Free Software Foundation; either version 2, or (at your option) any
later version.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
with this program; see the file COPYING. If not, please write to the
Free Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
VERSION
0.6.59
readpst 0.6.59 2011-05-27 READPST(1)
