uupick(1)uupick(1)NAMEuupick - Accepts or rejects files transmitted to a user by uuto
SYNOPSISuupick [-ssystem]
The uupick command accepts or rejects files that the uuto command has
transmitted to a designated user ID.
STANDARDS
Interfaces documented on this reference page conform to industry stan‐
dards as follows:
uupick: XCU5.0
Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information about
industry standards and associated tags.
OPTIONS
Searches /usr/spool/uucppublic/receive/user/system only for files sent
from the specified system. System names must contain only ASCII charac‐
ters.
DESCRIPTION
When the files have arrived, the rmail command notifies the recipient,
who then issues the uupick command to receive and handle the files.
Specifically, uupick searches the public directory on the local system
for files with some form of the following name:
/usr/spool/uucppublic/receive/user/system/file
where user is the user ID of the user issuing the command.
For each entry (file or directory) found, uupick displays the following
message: from system: [file file] [dir directory] ?
The uupick command then waits for a response from standard input to
determine the disposition of the file or directory. Issuing the uupick
command with the appropriate file-handling option completes the trans‐
fer.
File-Handling Options
After notifying the user that a file was sent from system, uupick dis‐
plays a ? (question mark), prompting for one of the following file-
handling options: Displays all file-handling options. Moves on to the
next entry in the receive directory. Moves all uuto files currently in
the receive directory into a specified directory on the local system.
The default is the current working directory. Use a full or relative
pathname to specify a different directory. Deletes the specified file.
Moves the specified file to a specified directory. If directory is not
specified as a complete pathname, a destination relative to the current
directory is assumed. If directory is not specified at all, the
default is the current working directory on the local system. Displays
the contents of the file on the terminal screen. Stops processing and
exits from uupick. Same as q. Escapes to a shell to run the specified
command. After the command executes, it returns automatically to
uupick so you can continue to handle the uuto files in the receive
directory.
NOTES
The uupick utility is marked LEGACY in XCU Issue 5.
EXAMPLES
To receive file1 sent with the uuto command from user msg on system
zagreb, enter: uupick
The system responds: from system zagreb: file file1 ?
FILES
Public directory.
SEE ALSO
Commands: ct(1), cu(1), rmail(1), tip(1), uucico(8), uucleanup(8),
uucp(1), uuencode(1), uulog(1), uuname(1), uusched(8), uusend(1), uus‐
tat(1), uuto(1), uux(1)
Standards: standards(5)uupick(1)
