X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/jgh/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/abe1010cc7d7d02629e1c9ca4a00240a44fe041e..0d9fa8c0a3e0e3dd140880861a60c3def18f176b:/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index 289ba65ee..d08a7a040 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ . Update the Copyright year (only) when changing content. . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// -.set previousversion "4.86" +.set previousversion "4.87" .include ./local_params .set ACL "access control lists (ACLs)" .set I "    " .macro copyyear -2015 +2016 .endmacro . ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// @@ -2788,7 +2788,7 @@ continuations. As in Exim's run time configuration, white space at the start of continuation lines is ignored. Each argument or data line is passed through the string expansion mechanism, and the result is output. Variable values from the configuration file (for example, &$qualify_domain$&) are available, but no -message-specific values (such as &$sender_domain$&) are set, because no message +message-specific values (such as &$message_exim_id$&) are set, because no message is being processed (but see &%-bem%& and &%-Mset%&). &*Note*&: If you use this mechanism to test lookups, and you change the data @@ -3049,7 +3049,8 @@ trusted user for the sender of a message to be set in this way. .oindex "&%-bmalware%&" .cindex "testing", "malware" .cindex "malware scan test" -This debugging option causes Exim to scan the given file, +This debugging option causes Exim to scan the given file or directory +(depending on the used scanner interface), using the malware scanning framework. The option of &%av_scanner%& influences this option, so if &%av_scanner%&'s value is dependent upon an expansion then the expansion should have defaults which apply to this invocation. ACLs are @@ -3151,6 +3152,11 @@ using one of the words &%router_list%&, &%transport_list%&, or settings can be obtained by using &%routers%&, &%transports%&, or &%authenticators%&. +.cindex "environment" +If &%environment%& is given as an argument, the set of environment +variables is output, line by line. Using the &%-n%& flag suppresses the value of the +variables. + .cindex "options" "macro &-- extracting" If invoked by an admin user, then &%macro%&, &%macro_list%& and &%macros%& are available, similarly to the drivers. Because macros are sometimes used @@ -3552,9 +3558,7 @@ example: exim '-D ABC = something' ... .endd &%-D%& may be repeated up to 10 times on a command line. -.new Only macro names up to 22 letters long can be set. -.wen .vitem &%-d%&<&'debug&~options'&> @@ -3821,6 +3825,14 @@ This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that the remote host supports the ESMTP &_DSN_& extension. +.new +.vitem &%-MCG%& +.oindex "&%-MCG%&" +This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally +by Exim in conjunction with the &%-MC%& option. It signifies that an +alternate queue is used, named by the following option. +.wen + .vitem &%-MCP%& .oindex "&%-MCP%&" This option is not intended for use by external callers. It is used internally @@ -4012,7 +4024,8 @@ for that message. .oindex "&%-n%&" This option is interpreted by Sendmail to mean &"no aliasing"&. For normal modes of operation, it is ignored by Exim. -When combined with &%-bP%& it suppresses the name of an option from being output. +When combined with &%-bP%& it makes the output more terse (suppresses +option names, environment values and config pretty printing). .vitem &%-O%&&~<&'data'&> .oindex "&%-O%&" @@ -4366,7 +4379,10 @@ relax this restriction (and also the same requirement for the &%-M%&, &%-R%&, and &%-S%& options). .cindex "queue runner" "description of operation" -The &%-q%& option starts one queue runner process. This scans the queue of +.new +If other commandline options do not specify an action, +.wen +the &%-q%& option starts one queue runner process. This scans the queue of waiting messages, and runs a delivery process for each one in turn. It waits for each delivery process to finish before starting the next one. A delivery process may not actually do any deliveries if the retry times for the addresses @@ -4451,8 +4467,29 @@ The &'l'& (the letter &"ell"&) flag specifies that only local deliveries are to be done. If a message requires any remote deliveries, it remains on the queue for later delivery. -.vitem &%-q%&<&'qflags'&>&~<&'start&~id'&>&~<&'end&~id'&> +.new +.vitem &%-q[q][i][f[f]][l][G[/