#! /usr/bin/perl -w
-# $Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-docbook/x2man,v 1.5 2006/09/12 10:15:11 ph10 Exp $
-
# Script to find the command line options in the DocBook source of the Exim
# spec, and turn them into a man page, because people like that.
-
-
-
-##################################################
-# Main Program #
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-
open(IN, "spec.xml") || die "Can't open spec.xml\n";
open(OUT, ">exim.8" ) || die "Can't open exim.8\n";
.SH NAME
exim \\- a Mail Transfer Agent
.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
.B exim [options] arguments ...
-.br
.B mailq [options] arguments ...
-.br
.B rsmtp [options] arguments ...
-.br
.B rmail [options] arguments ...
-.br
.B runq [options] arguments ...
-.br
.B newaliases [options] arguments ...
-
+.fi
+.
.SH DESCRIPTION
.rs
.sp
the reference manual. This man page contains only a description of the command
line options. It has been automatically generated from the reference manual
source, hopefully without too much mangling.
-
-.SH DEFAULT ACTION
+.P
+Like other MTAs, Exim replaces Sendmail, and is normally called by user agents
+(MUAs) using the path \\fI/usr/sbin/sendmail\\fP when they submit messages for
+delivery (some operating systems use \\fI/usr/lib/sendmail\\fP). This path is
+normally set up as a symbolic link to the Exim binary. It may also be used by
+boot scripts to start the Exim daemon. Many of Exim's command line options are
+compatible with Sendmail so that it can act as a drop-in replacement.
+.
+.SH "DEFAULT ACTION"
.rs
.sp
If no options are present that require a specific action (such as starting the
daemon or a queue runner, testing an address, receiving a message in a specific
-format, or listing the queue), and there is at least one command line argument,
-then \fB-bm\fR (accept a local message on the standard input, with the
-arguments specifying the recipients) is assumed. Otherwise, Exim outputs a
-brief message about itself and exits.
-
-.SH SETTING OPTIONS BY PROGRAM NAME
+format, or listing the queue), and there are no arguments on the command line,
+Exim outputs a brief message about itself and exits.
+.sp
+However, if there is at least one command line argument, \\fB-bm\\fR (accept a
+local message on the standard input, with the arguments specifying the
+recipients) is assumed. Thus, for example, if Exim is installed in
+\\fI/usr/sbin\\fP, you can send a message from the command line like this:
+.sp
+ /usr/sbin/exim -i <recipient-address(es)>
+ <message content, including all the header lines>
+ CTRL-D
+.sp
+The \\fB-i\\fP option prevents a line containing just a dot from terminating
+the message. Only an end-of-file (generated by typing CTRL-D if the input is
+from a terminal) does so.
+.
+.SH "SETTING OPTIONS BY PROGRAM NAME"
.rs
-.TP 10
+.sp
+If an Exim binary is called using one of the names listed in this section
+(typically via a symbolic link), certain options are assumed.
+.TP
\\fBmailq\\fR
Behave as if the option \\fB\\-bp\\fP were present before any other options.
The \\fB\\-bp\\fP option requests a listing of the contents of the mail queue
for compatibility with Sendmail. This option is used for rebuilding Sendmail's
alias file. Exim does not have the concept of a single alias file, but can be
configured to run a specified command if called with the \\fB\\-bi\\fP option.
-
-.SH OPTIONS
+.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
.rs
End
$optstart = 0;
}
- # Literal layout needs to be treated as a paragraph, and indented
+ # Literal layout needs to be wrapped with .sp, and indented.
if (/<literallayout/)
{
- s/<literallayout[^>]*>/.P/;
+ s/<literallayout[^>]*>/.sp/;
$indent = " ";
}
# Others get marked
- s/<para>/.P/;
- s/<simpara>/.P/;
+ s/<para>/.sp/;
+ s/<simpara>/.sp/;
# Skip index entries
next if /^\s*$/;
- # It turns out that we don't actually want .P; a blank line is needed.
- # But we can't set that above, because it will be discarded.
-
- s/^\.P\s*$/\n/;
-
# We are going to output some data; sort out special characters
s/</</g;
s/-/\\-/g;
- # Put in the indent, and write the line
+ # Put in the indent unless the line starts .sp, and then write the line
- s/^/$indent/mg;
+ s/^/$indent/mg unless /^\.sp/;
print OUT;
}
-# End of g2man
+print OUT <<End;
+.
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+.rs
+.sp
+The full Exim specification, the Exim book, and the Exim wiki.
+End
+
+# End of x2man
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